The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-19
HOME GARDENERS
 TOLD TO PLANT
 MORE POTATOES

Washington, D. C., May 19.-f you have any garden space to spare by all means plant some of it to potatoes. This is the advice of the United States Department of Agriculture to garden CTS who want to avoid the high prices for potatoes which seem to be in prospect for next fall. The early crop of potatoes in the Southern States is now we'll advanced and soon there will be supply of new potatoes on all the markets. These will last but a short time, however, and can not be depended upon for use next winter. The late or main crop produces most of the potatoes that go into storage and supply the markets all through the winter months. Home gardeners can help to make this supply ade quate-
 Much Land Available.
 Hand that is now in early garden crops, in some sections may be plant ed to late potatoes after these crops have been removed. Any vacant or unused land, even though it may be a little rough and difficult to handle, may often be made to produce good potatoes. Even the backyard will help to produce the 3tspuds'' for the family table if it is not too shady. There is likely to be much unused
  city men could well afford to plant this land to potatoes on a share basis. Seed potatoes are scarce and high in price, but a bushel of seed will plant one-tenth acre and should pro- duce 12 to 20 bushels of potatoes, or winters supply for family of five. Cut the seed potatoes, as they are planted, to . single good eye or two eyes, if the tubers are not large. First ryrT<,r- :Ze it then lay off the rows three feet spcrt If the land is not rich-ac1 l most vacant Ian is not: cater leo l LOdTCs of a good grade of fertllf-e. ! over the tenth acre or, better, a,Ipig | it in the rows and mix we'll with the soil Before planting the potatoes. Open | the rows 4 or 5 ''ches ceep with a l.oe or g. hand blow and drop tn } seed, one piece in hill, A inches apart in the rows, then cover with l loose soil to a depth of or inches. Don't wait for the plants to come up befol giving the surface a good raE- ! ing or two to keep the ground loose and mellow.
 What and When to Plant. Rural New Yorker, Green Mountain and Mccormick arc the leading late | or standard varieties of potatoes. In Wisconsin, Michigan, northern 1ndi- ana, Ohio, and western New York, the first named is planted extensively. In northern New York, Michigan, Wis consin, New Jersey and New England 1 the Green Mountain is a leader. In Maryland, Virginia, and southwaro along the Atlantic Coast, the old Nc Cormick is king of the late varieties
 because it is a sure cropper," al though of inferior quality. There arc two kinds. the true Mccormick witE flesh colored skin and deep pink eye:
 and the other the white Mccormick The latter is considered the best. In Wisconsin,, Michigan, northern New York and New England, where
 there is no early crop of any conse, iquence, the standard crop of potatoes
 should be planted from May 20 te
 June or 10, but no later. On Long
 Island and il. New Jersey, Maryland
 and Virginia, Mccormick may ofter
 be planted as late as July IS or 2( and make a fair crop. It has beer found best to plant fairly early ant give the potatoes plenty of time tt ripen as this improves the flavor. The quality of Green Mountain is better than that of Mccormick but it is no
 so sure a cropper in the southern I