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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
April, 1917 
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It may be well to remind the grower that 
rows should invariably be run north and south 
rather than east and west, and that rows on a 
slope, however slight, should* run across the 
slope rather than up and down. 
It has been mentioned that Pyrox has been 
successfully used as a spray on large acreages 
of potatoes. 1 his preparation can be safely 
recommended for it combines all those ele- 
ments which protect growing potatoes from 
the attacks of both early and late blight, and 
which are fatal to any Colorado beetles which 
may disturb the plants. Of course, bordeaux 
mixture for blight and arsenate of lead for 
insects are just as good as Pyrox; but the use 
of each of these for a separate reason doubles 
the work of the grower. 
I he tillage of potatoes consists chiefly in 
keeping the ground clear of weeds, of breaking 
any crust formed after showers, and of keeping 
a dust mulch about the plant. Naturally this 
tillage is possible during the first half of the 
season only, for when the vines begin to mat 
the alleys and the tubers begin to form close 
to the surface, it is a bad policy to try further 
cultivation. If the area planted is small, a 
great deal of hand weeding can be done. 
During the early stages of the growth of this 
crop it has been found that cultivation with a 
rake is very effective. While it is advisable 
to draw the soil toward the roots of the plants, 
they should by no means be hilled. 
The appearance of the field will clearly 
indicate when the harvest is ready. Of course, 
if the aim of the grower is to obtain a medium- 
sized crop of very early potatoes, he himself 
best knows when to lift the tubers; but the 
average man wants his potatoes to do the 
very best they can. He should, therefore, 
permit thevines to grow to maturity and to die. 
The tubers sometimes make fine growth after 
the vine begins to turn yellow; then, too, the 
crop can be more easily kept if the potatoes 
have thoroughly matured. 
It is not usually understood how early 
potatoes may be planted nor yet how late 
this same crop can he successfully grown. In 
the latitude of southern Pennsylvania, pota- 
toes have frequently been planted as early 
as March 15th and as late as July 15th. In 
nearly every instance, these extra-early and 
extra-late crops were in every way satisfactory. 
Some of the very finest late potatoes that the 
writer has ever seen were planted on the 16th 
of July and lifted on October 18th. When 
such possibilities are considered, it is realized 
that land can easily be double-cropped with 
potatoes and some other vegetable. For 
example, after early potatoes, celery, sweet 
corn, late cabbages, turnips, late beets, late 
string beans, and other similar crops may be 
grown. On the land to be used for very late 
potatoes, lettuce, strawberries, green peas, 
early beets, radishes, and the like may be 
grown. Sometimes an old strawberry bed, 
turned under about July 1st and planted to 
late potatoes, will give excellent results. 
It should be remembered, however, that when 
the potatoes are planted late an early variety 
should be used because the season of growth 
will be short. 
There is great pleasure and profit in growing 
fine potatoes, There are loss and disappoint- 
ment in growing a crop that is just ordinary. 
Why not grow prize potatoes? There is 
nothing difficult about it. Others succeed 
readily. If we do not follow their example 
we deserve no sympathy. This year, let it 
be prize potatoes or none. 
Pennsylvania. * A. Rutledge. 
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