Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 iHLWADREER -PHILADELPHIA «RELIABLE ViOETABLE SEEDS 37 POTATOES Culture.—Any good well-drained fibrous loam will produce Potatoes under right climatic conditions. For early Potatoes, which mature in 8 to 10 weeks from planting, the soil must be particularly rich. A rich clover sod, manured and broken the year before and planted to corn, beans, peas, oats, etc., is in best shape for giving a good yield of nice clean Potatoes. Stable manure had better be applied to the land the year before, while some go
Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 iHLWADREER -PHILADELPHIA «RELIABLE ViOETABLE SEEDS 37 POTATOES Culture.—Any good well-drained fibrous loam will produce Potatoes under right climatic conditions. For early Potatoes, which mature in 8 to 10 weeks from planting, the soil must be particularly rich. A rich clover sod, manured and broken the year before and planted to corn, beans, peas, oats, etc., is in best shape for giving a good yield of nice clean Potatoes. Stable manure had better be applied to the land the year before, while some good complete fertilizer, at the rate of up to 1000 pounds per acre if applied broadcast, or 400 to 600 pounds if applied mostly in the rows, may be used directly for the Potato crop. Open furrows 3 feet apart and 3 to 4 inches deep. Apply the fertilizer, and run the furrower or small plow again in the furrow to mix the fertilizer with the soil and leave a mellow seedbed. Then plant good-sized pieces, each containing not less than 2 or 3 eyes, 15 inches apart in the furrows for early Potatoes, and 18 inches apart for late ones. In some of the large Potato sections the Potatoes are always planted in check rows 3 feet apart each way. Cover with coverer, small plow or other suitable tool. Cultivate often. Spray with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead mixture as a protection from flea beetle, potato beetle and blight. 8 to 10 bushel will plant an IMPORTANT.—Potatoes are forwarded by express or freight as directed, purchaser paying charges, assume no risk on Potatoes, which are forwarded strictly on purchaser's responsibility. We SEED POTATO BUYERS PLEASE NOTE. At the time of going to press with this Catalogue the Potato market is so unsettled that we are unable to name any prices, but expect to have a supply of the varieties named in time for planting. We therefore request those desiring Seed Potatoes to write for prices on the quantities and varieties wanted and we will give quotations
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