The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-03-08
TIME FOR BEDDING

In open ground: After the danger
OF frost (middle of March to first
OF ApriD, usually four to six week:
before transplantinE time.
In hotbed: Usually four to six
weeks before danger Of frost is over
15th to goth of February.)
Varieties
For storage: Porto Rico or Nancy
Hall ca pure strain Of the one locall,
most popular.D
For green or carly market.
Triumph.
Selection OF Seed
l. Use healthy uniform seed from
fall selection from the best yielding
hills of diseasc-frcr n"tatocs and Of
the desired type.
.. Split stems and examine for
stem rot. If the stems arc> black
ened inside, do not use for seed.
3. Throw out all potatoes with
nearly round. sunkcn. black spots or
the surface, or rotten ends.
4. Before bedding go over seed
potatoes again. ard remove all SHOW
ing diseased "Hots. rotted ends, rr
bad wounds.
Treatment CT Seed.
|. IlnlcrSc for j to s minutes in
a solution OF formaldchydc (com-
m"rcial 80 per cent? made by dilut-
ing one quart formaldehyde in SO GAL
Ions water. THIS solution may be
used repeatedly without losing
strength. Bad potatoes soon after
treatment.
may l." used instead of formalde-
hyde, is very poisonous and must be
handled i'll wooden vessels. Dissolve
one ounce corrosive sublmatc in
warm water, add eight gallons of
water. and inlmerse potatoes for 10
minutes. ...xlt.,.
3. For 2 large quantity OF pota-
toes make up SO gallons of the So
hutton. After treating To- bushels
add one ounce corrosive sublimate
and enough water to bring up to SO
gallons again to Keep up strength :.
Bed potatoes at once. ....-.. .
Prcpazntion- and Handling of Plant
Bed
Potato plants are usually grown in
open ground in this state, but for early
plants the hotbcd is recommended :.
JNlD
and care OF bed.
]. Locate the bed in n southcas-
tern exposure, with protection from
wind preferrcd; easy reach Of water;
good drainage; and preferably new
land.
.. Break land deep. scoop out 3
or inches of soil rather than dig a
deep pit. Make bed rectangular
not over six feet wide. length to ac-
commodate the seed bedded. Burning
bed site, as in making tobacco beds.
helps destroy weeds and StcriliZe
soil.
3. Mix approximately half and
half cott"nsccd and horse stable
manure for heat Us bushels of cotton
seed to plot G. l44D, and put
down layer OF 4 to 3 inches. Level
pack, and if dry sprinkle. Cover the
mixture with to 3 inches of sand .
Allow this TO remain - To 90 hours
nciorc bedding to prevent potatoes
uvorhcatins.
! lIDIDpIj1tplV l,pi
nosatoes so as to be nearly touching
over with one inch of sand. then one
rch layer of nnpackcd pine straw
and cover straw with 4 inches OF
sand. The straw prevents pulling pc.
iatoes out OF ground when plants arc
pulled. :
6. Bed three to four bushels for
enough plants for each acre. or 10, ,0oC
70 $4,000 plants.
.. Use light canvas, heavy mus.
lin. or glass 70 protect plants from
frost.
$. Pull! plants often to encourages
production.
3. Water plants often to preren,
alS-n"ss. but do not keep bed soggy
'.wo inches OF straw loosely throws
Sa - good to prevent SOIL baking
wstsE- packing and mid frost in}uyy
Mote. Plants shSafdshavs 10. q
snehes q undersroaadsssosRth y y
8, Gtpef.l Suescsfions = q"
Nptants required per: aSye: /
ae-iaah rows, 'paaate. IS neae,
APART Ia, the row. abent 1900: IL
inches anart Ii 100. "a aichaa q nar r.