Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-28
THE DAILY GRAPHC PINE BFE ARKANSAS
MUST PLANT LATE .: <. <. IRISH POTATOES
From the Early Crop Can :. Not Successfully Be Kept Over
 ;. During Hot Summer Months.

q $ Knox, He ticulturist, Extension
 h9ision, U. of 4.
 e2 though Arkansas has what is
 s'i s9d 10 be the largest Irish potato ri. T ID it's history, it must be remem- <. @f that potatoes from the carly ,t@i' gan not successfully be kept over ant months of summer. Every -5hi'V must, therefore, plant a late t. tor winter use or take 97oFe on doing without potatoes be- l GaPs with the transportation facilities f1i he railroads overburdened there is neuot whether or not we can get cars . s'f. haul potatoes into our State. We ;,rpSl not burden our railroads by i'm as'ft'ug potatoes this year The late {, ,.9ht1 If Irish potatoes is the important , 'e4f tor the Southern farmer because ,%fhzioes from this crop can be stored Ha ~t,y over the winter or even until AMt. spring crop is ready for use Po- safEEv3 Irom the late crop are also ex- ,,st,ss4r!tnt to use as seed for planting the
 sfit' crop. The weld from the late s,s -i,.'is not generally very good yet H@'%Ju require only one-fourth to one ao444sa acre of ground to produce all ef f'fsF potatoes Shat the average fe -ri!y ssIt taeed -'
 The, following suggestions may be hf htfhnf1llr to those who wish to plant aa.a .i2T0p of potatoes About two to 1hfes, weeks before the potatoes are s.'tt,e planted they should be placed in .A sepli-shady location, piled not more yhan four inches deep, then covered oven with straw, leaves or old sacks HAss should be kept moist until the po tatoes begin to sprout. AS soon as the Sprouts are one-fourth of an inch long it is time to plant the potatoes fn. planting it is good idea to cover 1ae potatoes as soon as possible after dropping because the extreme heat of %h9 summer sun may damage them.
 Since the soil is generally rather dry at planting time for the late crop, it is considered best to plant the potatoes A AAeIAC uSSpCA IlloL lCluilC Cu lOI lit early crop. The deep planting insures more abundant supply of moisture for the plants and at the same time the deeper soil is some cooler than the surface soil. It is true, however, that 9ven though the seed pieces are plant. cd deep the young potatoes will often form near the surface of the ground. Remember that if you step on each piece of potato as it is planted, it will be brought in direct contact with the soil, thus insuring more moisture for gprOuting. This, of course is practical only on small scale. The planting should be done from July 15 to August :. However, some prefer to delay planting until August 10. This may be all right for certain years, but our farmers lost several thousand bushels last fall because of late planting and early frost. The later the crop can be planted, the better, just so it has time to mature before frost, but it is generally considered safer to plant at the earlier date. We can't afford to lose our crops this year because the South needs them.
 Cultivation for the late crop does not differ from that of the early plant ed crop. The surface of the soil must he kept well stirred. The cultivation will keep the soil from becoming eX- 2ossively hot beneath the area culti- vated by allowing the air to circulate mere readily between the soil parti- c,es. In case of heavy rain cultivate 3 soon afterwards as the soil is suf- .iCiently dry. Do not cultivate pota- y9 As when the vines are wet, since by : doing you may spread disease. Some ,..s ,ases spread very readily when
 Nsture is present.
 ,h5 late blight which often causes
 .rest loss in this second crop can I6 controlled almost completely by the
 s~ If Bordeaux mixture. The dying of leaves is often spoken of as tip
 .,r& CT sun-scald, but Bordeaux mix ETC greatly lessens the damage done.
 As soon as the crop is mature it
 .alf he dug and placed in a cool C='t7r or banked out in the opes.. -,ps [ our farmers store the crop in
 a k successfully. A well-drained To- iop should be selected and slight -,GnG made. Over this place layer
 straw or leaves Pile the pota- es T this in cone shape, having
 crn of ventilator through them --- ever these with,a layer of straw
 .e es, over this put layer of soil 2e'-' hallow at first but deeper as the ,t CT gets cold. Cover so that tho .latoes will not get wet and freeze. .. nnlr En rlace nnlu tMantu tn