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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



Blue Victor. 



Wee McGregor. 



Late Rose. 



ash of the Rocky Mountain or Pacific 

 Coast states. However, there are parts 

 of North and South Dakota admirably 

 adapted to this crop. In the Eastern and 

 Southern states the sandy soils are con- 

 sidered better than the clays or the black 

 loams. New soil is better than that 

 which has been long in cultivation, and 

 "sod land is also good." The land 

 should not be manured heavily because 

 of the tendency in very rich soil to 

 fungous diseases. 



Varieties 



There are many popular varieties, 

 some early and some late. Among the 

 good early varieties are the Early Rose 

 and the Early Ohio. 



Among the good late varieties are the 

 Burbank, Netted Gems and Rural New 

 Yorker. However, there are varieties 

 better adapted to certain sections than 

 any of those mentioned, and it is better 

 to consult with experienced growers who 



Salad Potato 

 Purple in Flesh. Used to Give Color to Salads 



have succeeded best in order to deter- 

 mine the varieties best adapted to any 

 particular soil, climate or condition. 



Pitting Potatoes 



In the autumn if potatoes are grown 

 merely for home use they may be dug 

 and placed in a cool cellar or in pits with 

 straw and earth thrown over them for 

 protection from the freezing of winter. 

 If they are grown for commercial pur- 

 poses and are to be marketed soon after 

 they are dug they are put into sacks 

 holding 100 pounds in weight. If they 

 are grown for commercial purposes and 

 are to be held until spring for the mar- 

 kets they are generally placed in pits and 

 covered for winter. In all cases where 

 potatoes are pitted there should be some 

 adequate means of ventilation. If the 

 pit is dug about two feet deep, four to 

 six feet wide and long enough to store 

 several tons, there should be an open 

 space in the bottom of the pit by means 

 of two perforated boards nailed together 

 at the edges, making a *V' shape to ad- 

 mit the air the whole length of the pit. 

 In the center and at each end there 

 should be flues or ventilators to admit 

 of the escape of the foul air. The whole 

 system is designed to give sufficient air 

 circulation through the pit to keep the 

 potatoes from becoming stuffy and rot- 

 ting. 



Granville Lowther 



