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not cultivate too deeply or the roots will 
be damaged. Three inches in depth is suf¬ 
ficient cultivation for a bed that has not 
been trampled upon. It is absolutely essen¬ 
tial to keep the surface of the ground 
loosened with a hoe and a sharp steel rake 
throughout the summer. After every hard 
rain loosen the soil as soon as it is dry 
enough to work, to conserve the moisture. 
Give a stimulant of weak liquid manure— 
a half gallon poured around each plant 
weekly from the time the flower buds be¬ 
gin to form until the plant ceases to bloom. 
This stimulant is particularly appreciated 
just before a rain, for it will then be wash¬ 
ed down to the lower feeding roots. Give 
this liquid manure in weak form and often 
rather than once in a longtime at greater 
strength. Half a bushel of cow manure to 
a barrel of water is just about right. 
The bushes will appreciate the refresh¬ 
ment that a fine spray hose will give, and 
incidentally this is one of the most efficient 
ways to keep plants free from their 
enemies. 
Certain varieties of roses form large 
clusters of buds at the ends of the leading 
shoots. If all these are allowed to develop 
the vigor of the plant is distributed among 
them with the obvious result of smaller 
flowers. If you would rather have one 
really fine bloom on the end of each shoot, 
retain only the most promising bud, pinch¬ 
ing off the others as soon as they appear. 
Growing Potatoes 
r I 'HE potato is often neglected in the 
A home vegetable garden as unprofit¬ 
able for the small place, but in reality it re¬ 
sponds most readily to a little care and fer¬ 
tilization and causes little trouble. 
A fertilizer for growing potatoes which 
is based upon a formula advanced by the 
New Jersey Board of Agriculture con¬ 
sists of: 
Nitrate of Soda. 10 lbs. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. 10 “ 
Tankage . 10 “ 
Acid Phosphate. 50 “ 
Sulphate of Potash. 20 “ 
This quantity is sufficient for a plot of 
ground containing about one-tenth of an 
acre, or about what is needed for a family 
supply. 
Aside from having the necessary footl 
elements, the soil should be moderately 
moist and of the yielding consistency char¬ 
acteristic of loamy soils well enriched with 
manure or the humus of some green crop 
like clover. The soil should offer the least 
resistance to the tubers in the expansion of 
growth. 
Early potatoes are planted as early in 
the spring as the ground can be made 
ready. There must be sufficient room be¬ 
tween the rows to admit of cultivation and 
the growth of the vines without interfer¬ 
ence—say about three feet for larger areas 
where a horse cultivator is to be used and 
for garden cultivation thirty inches. The 
seed should be planted at least four inches 
deep for proper development of tubers. 
(Continued on page 398) 
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