Potato Growing in Colorado 
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where soil and moisture conditions are normal, cuttings containing 
one to two eyes are to be preferred above the whole seed, especially 
when the whole seed are small potatoes obtained from the screen¬ 
ings. 
It is universally recognized that hills having a large number 
of sprouts produce a larger number of small potatoes and a fewer 
number of marketable potatoes than hills having one or two main 
sprouts. From this discussion, the question whether the grower 
should plant whole seed or cut seed will depend upon his local cli¬ 
matic conditions and upon the preparation of the land, and no exact 
rule can be laid down. 
METHODS OF SEED SELECTION 
Bin Method .—This method is commonly used by potato grow¬ 
ers who wish to keep up the standard of a given variety without 
Field Demonstration in Potato Seed Plot, Carbondale, Colorado. 
going to the trouble and expense connected with the more thoro 
method of hill selection. The essential thing to bear in mind in 
selecting seed potatoes from the bin is to have the correct type for 
the variety clearly in mind. As a rule, very few growers grow 
potatoes that are true to name. In most cases, the potatoes are 
badly mixed, and instead of one single variety, the grower generally 
has several, and without the knowledge of the standard and type of 
the different varieties he cannot hope to make an intelligent selec¬ 
tion. but by knowing the type and color of the particular variety 
