Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . Some Commercial Types of Sweet Spanish. B—A Long, Cylindrical Type. C—Jersey E—Southern Queen. D—Red Sweet Potatoes.—The sweet potato is not universally grown in thefarm gardens of the United States. It thrives onfy in warm soils and pre-fers one which is sandy in character. There are numerous varieties ofsweet potatoes, some of the most popular being Big Stem Jersey, YellowJersey, Red Jersey, Southern Queen, Georgia Yam, Red Bermuda, Floridaand Pier
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . Some Commercial Types of Sweet Spanish. B—A Long, Cylindrical Type. C—Jersey E—Southern Queen. D—Red Sweet Potatoes.—The sweet potato is not universally grown in thefarm gardens of the United States. It thrives onfy in warm soils and pre-fers one which is sandy in character. There are numerous varieties ofsweet potatoes, some of the most popular being Big Stem Jersey, YellowJersey, Red Jersey, Southern Queen, Georgia Yam, Red Bermuda, Floridaand Pierson. It is propagated by slips and these are obtained by beddingthe tubers in fine soil with the proper amount of heat and moisture. Thetubers soon send out sprouts and produce rooted plants which are set in thefield after all danger of frost has passed. Field planting should not be >From Farmers Bulletin 324, U. S. Dept. of i Courtesy of Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Richmond, Va. From Fertilizer CropBooks. (400) VEGETABLES AND THEIR CULTURE 401 attempted until the ground is thoroughly warm. The tubers require thesame conditions for storage as squash. Tomato.—This is unquestionably one of the most important c ops ofAmerican home gardens as well as commercial plantations. It does wellin a great variety of soil types. The sandy loams are preferred, thoughvery heavy yields have been obtained in clay and silt soils. Earliana is thebest known and most widely planted very early variety. It is fair inquality and very productive. Bonny Best matures soon after Earlianaand is superior in some respects. Chalk Jewel and June Pink are alsopopular early varieties. Among the leading late varieties may be men-tioned Stone and Matchless. Beauty and Trucker Favorite are desirablevarieties of pink fruits. Good seed is highly essential to this crop and nota few of our commercial growers make careful selection
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