The: Colorado Experiment Station. 
the vines on either side of the row, is used. The potatoes are han¬ 
dled as carefully as possible to avoid bruising. 
According to a recent bulletin issued by the Georgia Experi¬ 
ment Station, sweet potatoes can be kept over winter by the fol¬ 
lowing method: As soon as the tubers are harvested, they are 
brought into the storage house and put in bins. The temperature 
is then raised to 90 or 100 degrees F. and held there for seven to 
ten days, in order to dry out the excess moisture. The tempera¬ 
ture is then gradually lowered to 50 or 60 degrees and maintained 
at that point. This is the only satisfactory method, so far devel¬ 
oped, by which sweet potatoes can be successfully kept during the 
winter. 
TOMATO. 
The tomato has come to be one of our most important veget¬ 
ables and is now universally cultivated in the gardens of this coun¬ 
try. There are three types of tomatoes grown. They are the cur¬ 
rent type, the cherry type, and the commercial type. The first two 
are rather weak-growing, small-leaved, small-fruited plants, while 
the commercial type is the one commonly found on the markets. 
This type makes a sturdy growth and has large leaves and fruits. 
Soil .—While the tomato will grow well on a variety of soils, 
a warm sandy loam is preferable. 
Securing Plants .—The tomato being a tropical plant, requires 
a long growing period, and any method by which the growing pe¬ 
riod can be lengthened in this climate will prove an advantage. 
This can best be accomplished at the beginning rather than at the 
end of the season. Seed may be sown in flats in the greenhouse 
or in the hotbed from March 1st to March 15th. As soon as the 
plants are large enough to handle, they are transplanted to other 
flats or small pots, giving them more room. As soon as the roots 
have filled the small pots or the plants have begun to crowd in the 
flats, they are transplanted again. They may be put into six-inch 
pots or into the hotbed, or if danger of severe freezing is past, into 
the cold frame, where they will have room for more growth before 
their final removal to the field the latter part of May. When treated 
in this manner the plants will often be in bloom at the final trans¬ 
planting. If handled properly, however, they will not be checked 
in their growth. 
Setting the Plants .—The plants should be set about four feet 
apart each way in the field. Care should be observed to check their 
growth as little as possible. Leave as much soil as possible adher¬ 
ing to the roots when the plants are being moved. 
Cultivation .—When the plants are set four feet apart each 
