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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



culture should be thorough and care 

 should be taken not to break or injure 

 the roots or underground stems. Repeat 

 the cultivation in 10 days or two weeks. 

 Keep away from the plants, as deep close 

 culture destroys the tubers. Cease all 

 culture after bloom buds begin to ap- 

 pear. At the last cultivation the vines 

 should be billed up well. 



Sliould the plants be bothered with 

 potato bugs, spray with the following 

 solution: 



2 pounds arsenate of lead. 



3 pounds pure rock lime. 

 50 gallons water. 



Should the bugs appear in quantities 

 another application of the above solu- 

 tion could be made. 



If the vines are affected with blight, 

 spray them with Bordeaux mixture made 

 up as follows: 



4 pounds copper sulphate (blue stone). 



5 pounds rock lime. 

 50 gallons water. 



The first spraying should be given 

 when the plants are about four inches 

 high and repeat in 10 days to two weeks. 

 To obtain the best results all parts of 

 the vines should be well sprayed, espe- 

 cially the underside of the leaves, and 

 those lying on the ground. Two or three 

 sprayings should be sufficient. 



The best varieties for yields are Bur- 

 bank and Peerless. For a very early 

 crop plant Bliss Triumph or Irish 

 Cobbler. At Auburn, Alabama, we plant 

 March 1st, but the time will vary with 

 the locality. 



If the potato fields exceed 10 acres in 

 size and help is scarce a machine digger 

 will be found economical. With a tive- 

 acre field or larger a power sprayer 

 should be used. 



W. P. Wn.LIAMS, 



Auburn, Ala. 



Potatoes — .Voreafje. by Divisions and 

 Stales: 190!) and 1899 



' Includes Indian Territory. 



