What to Grow 



Being a gross feeder, manure should be used 

 liberally. If barnyard fertilizer is used, it 

 should be old and thoroughly rotted, and well 

 mixed with the soil. Never dump it into the 

 hill, as I have seen some persons use it, without 

 pulverizing, and without an effort to work it 

 into the soil so perfectly and evenly that no 

 clear manure can come in contact with the 

 tubers. Fresh manure should never be used. 



The best commercial fertilizers for the potato 

 are plaster, lime, superphospate of lime, and 

 bone meal. The dealer of whom one purchases 

 his fertilizers should be consulted as to the 

 quantity to be used on the space devoted to 

 this vegetable, and his advice should be strictly 

 followed. No general directions as to the 

 amount to be used can be given because fertil- 

 izers vary in strength. 



Plant as early in spring as the ground can 

 be worked to advantage, in rows three feet 

 apart, and a foot apart in the row. Cover 

 with about three inches of soil. Cultivate 

 thoroughly, drawing the soil about the plants 

 as they increase in size. 



The Colorado beetle will be pretty sure to 

 attack the plants early in the season. Often 



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