grain or other cro^DS which follow. 



Varieties. — It is difficult to suggest any group of varieties to 

 be raised on a commercial scale, because of the Avide variation 

 in the ada2:)tability of tubers to different localities. The follow- 

 ing list may be a guide for the farm garden. The varieties are 

 arranged according to the time of ripening. 



Beats Them All (Mitchell's), Beauty of Hebron, Bliss Tri- 

 umph, Early Ohio, Early Rose, and Irish Cobbler. The first 

 five varieties are especially adapted to the North, while the 

 Irish Cobbler does well both north and south. In the northern 

 part of the United States, such varieties as Green Mountain, 

 Sir Walter Raleigh, Rural New Yorker, Carman and State of 

 Maine are grown, while in the South, White Star, Lookout Moun- 

 tain, and McCormick are prolific producers. 



It is suggested that the grower write to his State Experiment 

 Station for advice on the varieties suited to his local conditions, 

 soil and climate. 



Seed. — The potato seed should be free from all diseases. The 

 amount of seed required per acre varies from twelve to thirty 

 bushels, according to the size of the seed pieces. Two to three 

 eyes should be in every seed piece. If the seed is selected in the 

 fall for planting the following year, the potato plant should show 

 vigor, health and a high yielding quality. Small whole potatoes 

 from a healthy i^lant may be planted. Do not plant seed that 

 have been frosted. Potato tops frozen in the fall do not injure 

 the tuber providing the frost does not reach the tuber itself. 



Treating seed. — The most effective treatment against scab or 

 black scurf is corrosive sublimate. Dissolve four ounces of 

 corrosive sublimate in hot water and mix with thirty gallons of 

 water. Keep solution away from live stock, chickens, etc., for 

 it is deadly poison. Mix the solution in a wooden barrel or 

 vessel ; never use metal. Soak the seed one and one-half hours. 

 Solution may be used for three to four treatments of the tubers. 

 Dry the potatoes before cutting and planting. Do not allow the 

 seed potato to come in contact with any disease after treatment. 



Planting. — The time of planting depends on the condition of 

 the soil, temperature and market demands. Never plant in a 

 Avet, cold soil. Usually, the rows are three feet apart and the 

 seed dropped eighteen inches apart in the rows. The depth of 

 planting depends on the type of soil and the uniformity of mois- 

 ture available. On heaA^^ soil, shallow planting is practical and 

 the cultivator works the soil up to the plants during the growing 



