Second Crop Seed 
These Potatoes, as the name im- 
plies, are made from the second plant- 
ing. They can be planted in the 
Spring in the ordinary way or placed 
in cold storage until wanted for a 
second planting in July or August. 
It frequently happens when the first 
crop is a failure that by planting 
“Second Crops,” if the season is at 
all favorable, that a larger yield may 
be secured than from the first crop. 
By some Second Crop is preferred to 
Northern stock; we, however, recom- 
mend Northern stock for first crop 
and the Second Crop for late. The 
following are the varieties of Second 
Crop most used: 
Triumphs, Cobblers, Early Hebron, 
Queen, Bovee, Thorburn, Puritan and 
Blush. 
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Seed Sweet Potatoes 
Many people hesitate to grow Sweet Potatoes, 
■believing that a great deal of extra work is nec- 
essary to produce the crop. The only extra work 
connected with it is in the production of plants, 
and if you are not prepared to grow these your- 
self, they can always be purchased at a reason- 
able price. It is not, however, difficult to grow 
plants. About the only difference in the field 
culture is that the ridges are made for Sweet 
Potatoes before setting out the plants. The only 
secret is to keep them free from weeds and the 
ground mellow. After the vines begin to run 
they will keep down the weeds themselves. A 
light, sandy soil is best. 
The Seed Sweet Potatoes which we offer are 
grown, stored and handled especially for Seed 
purposes. They are not cold storage stock on 
which the germ has been killed, but are fresh and 
vigorous. It is absolutely necessary that they be 
handled quickly in Spring, as they do not keep 
well after being taken from the storage bins. We 
cannot guarantee them to all be sound upon arri- 
val, and we try to protect our customers py 
prompt service. For this reason we hold the Po- 
tatoes until the weather is settled and then nil 
all orders at once so as to get them to our cus- 
tomers promptly. 
It docs not pay to buy Sweet Potatoes in small 
lots. Better buy the plants unless you will need 
more than 1,000. 
CULTUBE. — Put the Potatoes into hotbeds in 
April, covering with three inches of earth, and 
after they begin to grow give plenty of air on 
sunny days and water regularly. In May or June 
set out in rows three feet apart and fifteen inches 
apart in the rows. The land should be plowed 
shallow in order to produce the short, chunky Po- 
tato most largely in demand. Apply a fertilizer 
having only a small percentage of nitrogen and 
a large amount of potash. 
We can supply the following varieties in April: 
Yellow Jersey, Red Jersey, Red and White Ber- 
muda, Southern Queens and Brazilians. 
DISKING LAND AT WRONG TIME CAUSE OP HEAVY LOSS TO FARMERS 
Do not harrow or disk your land immediately after plowing — let it rest at 
least 12 to 15 days, according to the season, to allow the air to penetrate, the 
weeds to rot, foul seeds to sprout, and the microbes to multiply: a process of 
fermentation called ripening, and without which you cannot have your land in 
proper physical condition: you can give your land the proper chemical condition 
at any time by simply applying your 2-8-2, 3-8-3, or other commercial fertilizers, 
but the proper physical condition cannot be obtained bv sheer force, you cannot 
push it: it must have the required time to rise and ripen. 
After allowing this process of fermentation to take its course, vour land 
is ready for disk or harrow. If the farmer neglects to give his land the oppor- 
tunity of ripening, it should be no surprise to bim to find the same sour, con- 
stipated and unclean: onions, cocltrel and peas in his wheat field, cheat and 
onions in his oats, plantain and wild carrots in his clover, and weeds and grass 
everywhere. 
Bet your land ripen before disking, and you will have better and cleaner 
crops, and less work to keep them clean. 
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