82' FACTS AXD FIGURES OR THE 



CULTIVATING AND FERTILIZING. 



^lake up the held in beds about ten inches high and two 

 feet across, having them rounded from the crown ; put 

 about i,ooo pounds of sweet potato special fertilizer in these 

 beds as the)' are made up, mixing well with the soil. In 

 about two weeks' time the field will be ready for planting. 

 The best way to do this is to drop the plants on the top of 

 the bed, leaving a distance of about eighteen inches between 

 each one, placing a forked stick on the middle of them, push- 

 ing them down deep, so as to leave about two inches of 

 each end of the vine sticking out of the ground. As soon 

 as these start to running, cut off slips fourteen inches long 

 and plant the balance of the patch the same as you did the 

 first part. Cultivate just enough to keep the weeds down 

 until the \ines start to grow. 



\'ARIETIES. 



The Xancy Hall, Providence, Norton Yam and Porto 

 Rican Yam are the most popular varieties. 



SHIPPING. 



Dig the potatoes when you are ready to ship them. They 

 can be allowed to remain m the ground for quite a while, 

 after they are matured, as they keep well. Ship in sacks 

 or barrels. 



