picked up by hand, but those smaller than hens' eggs 

 are left on the ground and afterwards taken to starch 

 factories. The marketable potatoes are stored in potato 

 houses built for the purpose, and during the winter are 

 sorted and hauled to market." 



It should be added that the above practice will probably 

 not be applicable to all sections of the country. In many sec- 

 tions it is found best not to apply all the fertilizer in one way, 

 but about one-half broadcast and the remainder in the furrows. 



Potatoes 



Usual Method: A large potato crop absorbs a large amount 

 of plant food. As potatoes make the best part of their growth 

 in sixty days, the manure or fertilizer must be in an available 

 condition, especially when the tubers are forming. For that 

 reason fertilizers are found better for potatoes than stable 

 manure. As a rule, a properly made fertilizer for potatoes will 

 produce tubers that are fair, smooth and mealy. 



If the soil is naturally rich or has been made so by pre- 

 vious use of manure or a green crop plowed under, 800 to 1,200 

 lbs. of a high-grade potato manure will be sufficient for an acre, 

 applied in the furrows and mixed thoroughly with the soil 

 before the seed is dropped. If no manure is applied, or green 

 crop plowed in, apply from 1,200 to 1,500 lbs. per acre. If 

 the potatoes are planted in hills, a small handful should be 

 sprinkled (not dropped) in each hill, mixed and covered with 

 soil. Many potato growers find it profitable to use from 1,500 

 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, depending on the quality of the fertiUzer, 

 character of soil and previous treatment, one-half applied 

 broadcast and the remainder strewn along the furrows. 



Indian Corn, Sweet Corn and Ensilage 



It Pays 

 to be 

 Generous 

 with the 

 Potato Crop 



Corn is both a grain and a forage crop. It rarely fails if it 

 has sufficient plant food It possesses an extensive root system 

 and is no doubt a nitrogen gatherer, for it thrives best in hot 

 weather when bacterial action is greatest in the soil, but before 

 the hot weather sets in, and later when the crop is maturing, 

 it must be nourished with active plant food. 



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Corn a 



Nitrogen 



Gatherer 



