BULLETIN 784, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

 District Survey of the Potato Ceop. 



Name of district. 



Date. 





Till- 

 able 

 acres. 



Acres 



in 



po- 

 tatoes. 



Per 

 cent 

 of 

 land 

 in 

 po- 

 tatoes. 



Total crop. 



Per acre. 



Bush- 

 els 

 sold. 



Rate 

 per 



bush- 

 el. 



Income. 



Bush- 

 els 

 for 



home. 



farmers. 



Early. 



Late. 



Early. 



Late. 



Gross. 



Net. 



Mr. A 



























Mr. B 



























Etc 





















































Total 





















































Potato crop summary- 



Date. 





Acres 

 planted. 



Yield. 



Acre 

 yield. 



Bushels 

 sold in 

 field. 



Price 



per 



bushel. 



Total 

 in- 

 come. 



Bushels stored for— 



Varieties. 



Good. 



Culls. 



Home 



use. 



Home 

 seed. 



Mar- 

 ket. 



Seed 

 for 

 sale. 



Early: 

























Cobbler 























Etc 

























Etc 

























Late: 

 Green Moun- 

























Rural 









i 















Etc 























Etc 

































1 











Total 









1 























1 















LESSON II. 



Subject. — Harvesting and grading potatoes. 



Problem. — To study the farm practice in harvesting and grading 

 potatoes with a view to finding the most efficient methods of handling 

 the potato crop. 



Sources of information, — Farmers' Bulletin T53 ; Document, Mar- 

 kets, 7; circulars and bulletins from State college of agriculture; 

 articles in the farm papers. 



Class exercise. — The application of this subject to the seasonal 

 practice of the district and to the projects of the pupils will call for 

 modifications to suit each case. Late potatoes are harvested in the 

 Northern tier of States from the latter part of August to the middle 

 of October. In the Northern States the main crop is planted during 

 the summer and the harvest begins after the middle of October. In 

 all cases this lesson should be taken at such a time that the class may 

 observe or participate in the harvesting and grading soon after the 

 school work in the same subject. The following items of farm prac- 

 tice in the handling of potatoes should be noted : 



