OF ONE ACRE. 
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while the flesh is solid, snow white and of excellent 
flavor. 
Chinese Rose.— This is a bright, rose-colored 
variety, of very attractive appearance; it is of ex¬ 
cellent quality, a good keeper, and one of the best 
varieties for winter use. 
POTATOES. 
A small planting, say two or three rows, of these 
should be made as early as possible in the spring, the 
amount planted depending on how soon they will be 
followed by the main crop. These may be planted 
in the furrow when the ground is plowed, but I prefer 
to plant the earliest ones in furrows struck out about 
three inches deep, after the ground has been thor¬ 
oughly prepared, as they will come up more quickly. 
The rows should be dressed with phosphate, to give 
them a quick growing start, and the pieces of tuber 
placed about one foot apart; the ground may be run 
over with a sharp spike harrow when the potatoes are 
just coming through, or left a little longer and then 
worked with the cultivator. The soil must be kept 
well worked, and as close to the roots as it is possible 
to run. The bugs must be watched for and destroyed 
as soon as they appear, either by dusting with Paris 
green mixed with plaster, or with other insect 
poisons, or by picking them off and destroying them 
by hand, which is the easier way when the patch is 
small and potato plants are young. If these early 
bugs are destroyed before they can lay their eggs, the 
work of protecting the summer crop will be greatly 
