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tions, however, arise which make it profitable to 

 store. In general, however, it may be said that if 

 the price ranges anywhere from 40 cents to 50 cents 

 at harvest time, taken year in and year out, the bet- 

 ter plan would be to sell direct rather than to store. 

 The winter crop is shipped and handled in bulk, bar- 

 rels or bags. Some sections ship almost entirely in 

 bags, while others are partial to the barrels. 



Satisfactory storage for the potato may be pro- 

 vided in pits or barn cellars, root cellars and in frost- 

 proof storage houses, especially constructed for the 

 purpose. The quality of the potato is frequently 

 very greatly lessened by the maintenance of too 

 low a temperature while in storage. A temperature 

 of from 35 to 45°, maximum and minimum, 

 with an average of as near 40 as possible, will 

 usually be found to give the best results. Sufficient 

 moisture should be present to prevent withering, 

 but much excess beyond that point encourages rot 

 and decay. 



Several insects and diseases are found attack- 

 ing the potato. The most common and widespread 

 insect pest is the Colorado potato beetle. This in- 

 sect is a native of the Rocky Mountain regions and 

 has spread backward over the eastern part of the 

 United States since about 1850. It is now largely 

 held in control by natural enemies, but becomes 

 sufficiently numerous in some seasons to require 

 spraying for its control. Paris green at the rate of 

 one pound to 50 gallons of water, or arsenate of lead 

 paste (one and one-half pound powdered) at the 

 rate of three pounds to 50 gallons of water, prove 

 effective remedies for this insect. 



The flea beetle frequently becomes seriously 

 troublesome, attacking the leaves in large numbers 



