no 



THE POTATO 



Mulching. In some districts good yields have 

 been obtained by mulching the land with straw, 

 shavings, pine straw, or some similar substance, instead 

 of cultivating it. Waugh found that it increased the 



FIG. 33 ONE-HORSE SPRING-TOOTH CULTIVATOR 

 An excellent tool for the later cultivations. 



yield in Oklahoma 1 and similar results were obtained 

 in New Jersey, 2 while in Georgia, 3 Michigan, 4 Wis- 

 consin, '" and in my own trials in New York, it was 

 found to be unprofitable, even when the yields obtained 

 were about the same under both conditions. 



1 Okla. Bui. 15, p. 32. 

 3 Ga. Bui. 29, p. 348. 

 8 Wis. Report, 1899, p. 209. 



2 N. J. Report, 1901, p. 418. 

 * Mich. Bui. 95, pp. 13-16. 



