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Would it not be possible to double the yield of potatoes per 

 acre in your region ? How would you go at it ? 



11. Illustrate how to keep a book account of an acre 

 of potatoes from the preparation of the seed bed to the har- 

 vesting and marketing of the products. Include items of 

 expense in regard to yield, selection of seed potatoes, grad- 

 ing, crating, marketing, and use of a special brand or label. 



12. Make a map study of the United States, showing 

 the location of the potato sections and insert the last cen- 

 sus crop report on potato production in these states. 



6. Potato Demonstrations 



1. Demonstrate how to select seed potatoes from the 

 hill. 



2. How to prepare seed potatoes by cutting for seed. 



3. How to manufacture potato starch out of culls and 

 injured tubers. 



4. How to grade and crate potatoes. 



5. How to prepare potatoes in various ways for use 

 in the home. 



7. Potato Play Contests 



1. Potato race. 



2. Potato paring contest, based on time, skill and 

 weight of peeling, using twelve uniform tubers. 



3. Potato judging contest. 



4. Variety naming contest. 



5. Oral recipe contest. How to use the potato for home 

 diet. 



8. Potato Club Project 



One of the most interesting field or garden crop projects 

 is in connection with the production and management of 

 a plat of potatoes. This can be taken up uniformly by 

 both boys and girls, using not less than one-eighth acre as 

 a basis. 



