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destroy many if not protected. If carefully cared for these plants will grow very rapidly and can be 
propagate mdehnitely fro n cuttings of the old plants. No cuttings should be taken after the first of 
August, in the Middle an 1 Northern States, as they will be likely to be destroyed by the frost be lore 
they mature. In the Southern States, where the season is longer, the propagation can be extended a 
little longer. 
The i .crease of a few pounds of seed may be illustrated as follows : A pound usually contains 
four medium-sized potatoes, and there are from twelve to twenty eyes on each tuber. When cut and 
separated they will give at least 500 plants. From each of these plants three cuttings may be taken 
whicti gives a total of 2,000 plants. With an ordinary yield each hill, at the lowest estimate, would' 
give one and one-half pounds, or 3,000 pounds in all, making about eighteen barrels of good, sound 
potatoes, or a year s supply lor a large family. 
I do not recommend this plan for the common, cheaper sorts of potatoes; but with the many new 
and high-priced varieties, which are now being desseminated at the prices of $i,$2,and #3 per pound 
it is really necessary to use some means to get fhe most from a little, and this way, for a slight cost a 
large stock may be obtained, pa , ing to the propagator a thousand fold. This is no experiment but 
has been thoroughly tested the past lew years with great success. It is not confined to hot beds’ but 
many ol our must prommint nurserymen have devoted^whole greenhouses to this use, and I would 
confidently recommend it to my readers. 
TWO CROPS A YEAR. 
This is done to a great extent, and w ith considerable protit to the grower, in the southern states 
but in the middle and northern states the season is too short to make it profitable, as the second cron 
has not got time enough to mature the tubes. 
Take good, sound early potatoes and cut them into single eyes, as directed on page 18 (how to cut' 
to a single eye), allowing these pieces to dry a day or two, then plant as soon as the ground is in good • 
order 10 receive the seed. A slight trust will not injure the potato it well planted. With favorable 
weather the new tubers will be ready to dig in twelve weeks. As soon as ripe dig them. Let 
them lay in some dry, warm place for a day or two, and then proceed to cut them into single eyes as 
before. Place the pieces thus obtained into boxes containing dry plaster or gypsum. This absorbs 
all the moistuie, which w-mld greatly check the growth if it did not entirely destroy the sets. Allow 
them to remain in the boxes until the eyes began to start, which will be in ten days or two weeks, 
then plant as before. ^ 
HOW TO RAISE SEEDLINGS. 
As I have a great many inquiries as to how our new potatoes are brought about, I will try to ex¬ 
plain the process and the reason tney come so high in price: Sa- e any w-ell ripened seed ball, from 
a good variety, plant in early spring, in well-drained boxes of sandy loam. Sow th. seed on the 
surface and silt fine soil over to the depth of one-quarter to one-half au inch. Water sparingly, and* 
when the seedlings are three inches high remove them from the seed box without disturbing the-- 
ground on the roots more than is neccessary, and plant in more roomy quarters in open ground 
Many successful growers, however, prefer sowing the seed in open ground, when a partially shaded 
spot would be best adabted to the purpose and tnc seeds may be sown in rows about ten inches apart 
cover with half an inch of soil. r ’ 
When the plants are strong enough transplant in rows three feet apart and two feet in the row. 
Give them your attention . amd keep ttie weeds down until the tubers ripen. Some strong growing 
varieties will form tubers of five or seven ounces weight tne first year. As a general rule they will be 
about the size of a walnut Store the crop caretully in a coui cellar where they will not Ireeze In the 
spring plant and care for them just as you would any crop of potatoes, giving them good cultiva¬ 
tion il you want a good crop. Tliree years are generally required to properly test a seedling, and 
the caie it. has had during that period will materially aid in fixing its luuire characteristics, and 
if a person is lavored by finding one good variety among the many seedlings lie may feel well repaid 
for his trouble. 1 
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both 
A litlicr method of raising new varieties is by hybridization, which is a more difficult method but 
ill give more , satisfactory results. It is a doping or combining of two varieties of closely allied 
ectes to produce a thiid, in the hope of obtaining in the third a combination ol the fine qualities of 
itli vaiieties Procede as follows: Remove al flowers event tl.nce -,0,, ... 
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varieties. Procede as follows: Remove al flowers except those you wish to 
lize, then remove all anthers from the stamens in the flowers to be impregnated, just before 
they begin to discharge their pollen. Wh.n the flowers are dry dust the pistils with pollen from the 
variety you wish to cross with it, being carelul to do it when they are ready to discharge their 
hybri 
carelul to do 
pollen. 
Fit a piece of fine netting over the impregnate -1 flowers to prevent insects from leavi 
other varieties upon the exposed pistil. Tne covering, may be removed afier a fe 
disturb again until the balls have, ripened. When tney should be treated the same as those spoken of 
in the hrst part of the article. Instances have been known where ... 
tinct sorts from its different eyes, but they are very rare. 
ug pollen from 
nw days. Do not 
one potato would produce two dix 
CULTIVATION. 
As to the proper ways of planting, cultivating, etc., I will not attempt to decide to the satisfaction 
01 all ; lor, owing to tne great variety of soil and climate in different parts of our country, it follow 
iat 1 he same methods vvl 1 not be equally valuable to all growers at widely distant points- but I will 
readmit ^ general illsLrll ^ions «s I think will be of service to a large portion of m, 
