CONTENTS 



Page 



Chapter 1. Breeding 15 



Pollination and crossing plants, and propagation of new 

 varieties. 



Chapter 2. Selection and Care of the Seed Potato 25 



The cause of "run out" potatoes. Qualities good seed 

 should have. "Hill selection." "Greening." 



Chapter 3. Cutting and Preparing the Seed to Plant 45 



How to cut, and size, of seed piece. Liming the cut 

 seed. The use of whole seed in California. 



Chapter 4. Preparing to Plant and Planting 55 



Fertilizers. Essential plant foods in soil. Soils best 

 adapted to culture of potatoes. Preparation of soil. 

 Planting seasons. 



Chapter 5. Cultivation and Irrigation 67 



First cultivation. How to irrigate. Hill culture or 

 ridge system. Level cultivation. 



Chapter 6. Disease and Its Prevention 75 



Spraying. Preparation of Bordeaux mixture and Paris 

 Green. Insect pests. Causes and prevention of dis- 

 eases. 



Chapter 7. Harvesting and Marketing 85 



How to grade for market. Sources of influence upon 

 quality of the potato. 



