82 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
POTATOES. 
For Price List see Yellow Pages in Back of Book. 
Pomme de Terre (Fr.), Kartoffel (Ger.) 
CULTURE.—The following varieties were tried on the grounds of the Louisi- 
ana Experiment Station at Calhoun, La., and Audubon Park, New Orleans, among 
150 different kinds tested they gave about the best results, both in yield and quali- 
ty. Potatoes thrive and produce best in a light, dry but rich soil. Well decomposed 
stable manure is the best, but if not to be had, cotton seed meal, raw bone meal or 
any other fertilizer should be used) to make the ground rich enough. If the ground 
was planted the fall previous with Cow Peas, which were plowed under, it will be 
in good condition for potatoes. Good sized tubers should be selected for planting, 
which can be cut in pieces not too small, each piece ought to contain at least three 
eyes. Plant in drills from two to three feet apart, according to the space and 
how to be cultivated afterwards. Field culture, two and a half to three feet apart; 
for garden, two feet will answer. We plant potatoes here from end of December 
to end of March, but the surest time is about the first of February. If planted 
earlier they should be planted deeper than if planted late and hilled up as they 
grow. If potatoes are planted shallow and not hilled up soon, they will suffer more, 
if caught by late frost, than if planted deep and not hilled up well. Early potatoes 
have not the same value here as in the North, as the time of planting is so long, 
and very often the first planting gets cut down by a frost, and a late planting, 
which may be just peeping through the ground, will escape and produce in advance 
of the first planted. A fair crop of potatoes can be raised here if planted in 
August; if the autumn is not too dry, they will bring nice tubers by the end of 
November. They should not be cut if planted at this time of the year, but planted 
whole. They should be put in a moist place before planting, so they may sprout. 
The early varieties are preferable for this time of planting. Most people are not 
careful enough in selecting their seeds. Some of the potatoes sold in this market 
for seed are not fit for planting. 
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‘Breeze’s Peerless or Boston. 
Burbanks. Of late sorts this is more 
largely used than any other. It is of good 
size, fine form, and an excellent yielder. 
The flesh is white, and is very mealy and 
of fine flavor. 
White Elephant. A fine late variety of 
Breeze’s Peerless or Boston. Several | 
years ago this variety was introduced, 
yet at present it is the leading kind for 
market as well as for family use. Skin 
dull white, sometimes slightly russeted; 
eyes few and shallow, round, occasionally 
oblong; grows to a large size; very pro- 
ductive, and earlier than the Jackson 
White. It is a general favorite in this 
section. 
excellent quality, fine flavor, wonderfully 
productive, of great beauty and a fine 
keeper. Tubers large and solid, growing 
closely together in the hills. 
Frotscher’s Improved Large Passion Lettuce is Reliable. 
