. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. Potatoes 1375 enough rainfall during the growing season, from May to October, to produce a full crop of anything, much less a crop like the potato, which is three-quarters water. When one realizes that it requires at least 300 pounds of water to produce 1 pound of dry matter in a plant, and considers the tonnage from even a moderate crop of potatoes (Y5 per cent, water), and then compares this with the average rainfall in his locality during the above-mentioned period, he will appreciate the truth of this statement. We must,
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. Potatoes 1375 enough rainfall during the growing season, from May to October, to produce a full crop of anything, much less a crop like the potato, which is three-quarters water. When one realizes that it requires at least 300 pounds of water to produce 1 pound of dry matter in a plant, and considers the tonnage from even a moderate crop of potatoes (Y5 per cent, water), and then compares this with the average rainfall in his locality during the above-mentioned period, he will appreciate the truth of this statement. We must, then, secure a water supply from that in the ground in early spring, derived from melting snows and spring rains, at a time when there is little evaporation from the soil; and conserve that from the precipitation during the growing season. This can be done in two ways:. Fig. 416.— Potato Field of H. F. Hoeton, Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N. Y. Foliage in Peefect Condition as a Result of In- telligent Fertilization and Cultivation, Followed bi' Thoe- ouGH and Timely Speaying for Bugs and Blight 1. By preventing evaporation by frequent stirring of the sur- face soil. As fast as the ground is plowed in the spring, it should be harrowed or rolled — not left until the whole field is turned over. This will make the soil compact, and prevent loss of water by drying winds, and by breaking up of the capillary cells which quickly form- when the ground is criisted, thus making the spaces so large that the water cannot climb to the surface and escape. If the weather is very dry, it is better to roll as fast as plowed, and then. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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