PRACTICAL GARDENING 



in applying fresh horse manure, wood ashes, 

 lime or any alkaline-producing fertilizer where 

 it comes in contact with the maturing tuber, 

 thus preventing the danger of scab. 



After you have selected the medium-sized 

 potatoes, cut them in such a way as to have 

 from one to three eyes to each piece. It is to 

 the advantage of the crop to allow the seed to 

 be exposed to the air but not to the sun, for a 

 few days after cutting the tuber. The 

 wounded surface dries and the root system is 

 immediately encouraged when the seed comes 

 in contact with the moist soil. 



The selection of varieties is important and 

 should be done with the utmost care with refer- 

 ence to time of maturity, resistance to disease 

 and productivity. 



The Varieties are arranged according to the 

 time of ripening. Extra early; Beats Them 

 All (Mitchell's), Beauty of Hebron, Bliss 

 Triumph, Early Ohio, Early Rose, and Irish 

 Cobbler. The first five varieties are especially 

 adapted to the North, while the Irish Cobbler 



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