SWEET POTAPO 



Propagation is effected altogether by means of shootb, 

 mostly those from tht lont \\ hih lilcoiiis ai< often 

 found on the vim i I i i \ii -- iili — 



they are nearh liop 



from the pedicel i ic 



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able in the Sweet Pot ito mu-.i l>e hhhiuiI ( imi. I\ to an 

 active and persistent teudeutj m the plant to bud \aiia 

 tion — in effecting which it must be admitted to be a 

 veritable kaleidoscope. 



Propagation. — "Draws," or dcvelopf^d sprouts from 

 root-buds, supply the readicsi aii.l. imlcHd. the only 

 practicable means of propau-ai h.ii. I'uli.i- of the last 

 season's crop are "bedded " for this jMiiposi.-; that is. an 

 outdoor hotbed i.s constrtirtod in ^\ lin-h tlio tubers are 

 plarrd ill a single layer, close together, atid covered 

 with -. \i r.tl iiM-lies of soil early in spriiii^. In a few 



of tlo- liiai lioni the fermenting manure, will have 

 sprouted, and liy the time all danger from frost has 

 passed a dense growth of "draws," or "slips " will cover 

 the bed. These are removed from the tubers, set by 

 hand in the field in rows four feet apart— the plants 

 eighteen inches, generally, in the row. The size of 

 the bedded tubers does not affect the crop. As good 

 results are obtained from small as from large potatoes. 

 Even the smallest tubers or "strings" consistently 

 planted from year to year, produce as heavily as the 

 choicest selections This is but logical if we remember 

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premature planting Against this tendencj earnest 

 piotest should be entLitd It is the cause of much 

 loss When an eail\ iniik. t ci .p is not th. , 1 i, < t 

 there is no need fui li im. hi ]iitiin^ . iit tli. .1, us 

 since the eison is il in 1 iiiil\ I i _ I i I i in l\ | I mt 

 ing e% en in June iti i o nl «h it n 1, im i d 

 It planted in Mn i . iiliei uilh iIr 1 nt, uthein 

 seison the crop is likely to matuie beloie the appioach 



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of cold weather permits the proper housing. The con- 

 sequent and usual result is a " second growth," which 

 predisposes the tubers to the inroads of the "soft rot," 

 which causes great loss. 



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Potato culture would occupy too much space. They are, 

 moreover, too familiar to require repetition. Yet it is 

 desirable to call especial attention to certain points 

 which have been insufficiently discussed in previous 

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(a) Soft Sot {Rhisnpns nigricans): This is the most 

 common form of rot, and the one that produces the most 

 damage. It is due to a fungus or mold on abraded 

 places, chiefly of the tuber, especially when the potatoes 



