CHAPTER XVII 

 POTATOES 



Potato growing in muck soil generally 

 results in large yields, probably because the 

 potato finds in this soil an abundant and a 

 constant supply of moisture, and partly be- 

 cause of the loose, friable soil conditions 

 which offer but little resistance to large 

 tuber formation. Potatoes are particularly 

 good for a first or second crop on new muck. 



Varieties. Some people do not care for 

 potatoes grown on muck, giving as a reason 

 that the potatoes are soggy. Probably the 

 reason for this sogginess is found in the fact 

 that not all potatoes are particularly adapted 

 to this class of soils. Irish Cobbler, Green 

 Mountain, Mills' Prize, and several other of 

 the larger white-skinned types have not 

 given satisfaction. 



Most of the red or pink-skinned potatoes 

 do well. Early Rose and Early Norther 

 have given excellent results. A grower in 



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