Rural School Leaflet 987 



potato-growing record 



Made by Post-office address 



(Contestant's name) 



Age years 



This record has been kept by myself in connection with growing a peck of potatoes 

 for the contest of the Second Supervisory District of Tompkins county. 



1. Kind of soil in which potatoes grew 



2. Kind of crop last grown before ground was chosen for potatoes. . . . 



3. Kind and amount of manure used 



4. If not applied directly for potatoes, when was manure last applied. 



5. Kind of sod or green manure plowed under, if any 



6. Was the ground plowed more than once for potatoes 



7. Date of plowing 



8. How many inches deep was the plowing 



9. Describe the work of fitting the ground after plowing 



10. How much fertilizer used, if any 



1 1 . What kind of fertilizer used 



12. Variety of potatoes planted Quantity planted. 



13. Where were the seed potatoes grown 



14. Were seed potatoes treated for scab fungus 



15. How were they cut before planting 



16. Date of planting 



17. Describe the method of planting 



18. Date of first appearance of potato plants 



19. Date of first cultivation 



20. How many times cultivated 



2 1 . Dates of hoeing hilling 



spraying 



22. What kind of spray was used Why. . 



23. Date when potatoes began to ripen 



24. Date of digging 



25. How many bushels harvested 



26. Date of selecting potatoes for exhibit 



27. What have you learned by growing this crop of potatoes. 



Name 



(Contestant sign here) 

 Date 



I do hereby swear that to the best of my knowledge and belief the rules of this con- 

 test have been faithfully carried out by and that the above 



record is correct. 



(Signatures of two other persons) 



