208 POTATO CULTUKE. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Chapter. Pag-e. 



1. Soils and their Preparation 8 



2. Manures and their Application 20 



3. When and how far apart shall we Plant V 81 



4. Shall we Plant deep or shallow V 38 



5. Shall we Plant in Hills or Drills ? 42 



6. How to make the Drills and fill them 46 



7. The Potato-planter 54 



8. What Varieties shall we raise V 58 



9. Selection and care of Seed 62 



10. Prevention of Scab 73 



11. Cutting Seed 80 



12. Cultivation ,. 92 



13. Bugs and Blight 108, 195 



14. The use of Bushel Boxes 115 



15. Suitable Wagons for handling 119 



16. Digging 125, 196 



17. Storing, Sorting, and Sprouting 135 



18. Potato-growing as a Specialty 143 



19. Rotation and Clover 149 



20. Cost of Production, and Profits 162 



CONTENTS OF APPENDIX. 



Potatoes, Starting under Glass and Cloth for Extra Early.. 193 



Potato Culture for Market-gardeners 194 



Rural New-Yorker ]S r o. 2 195 



Rye, Turning it under for Potatoes 195 



Bugs, Potato, Old-fashioned 108, 195 



Potatoes, Keeping them in the Dark 196, 198 



Dampness, Getting Rid of 197 



Digging, How much does it Cost ? 196 



Carrying on many Enterprises at Once 199 



Potato-boxes 200, 207 



Potatoes, Planting them very Late 201, 206 



Weather Bureau, value of 206 



