. CULTURE.â-The soil best suited to the Potato is a rich, sandy loam, but it seems to thrive in almost any soil or climate. The Potato, being a gross feeder, requires a liberal application of manure; if stable manure is to be used, it should be well rotted, and not allowed to come in contact with the tublVs. On no other crop are the results from the use of the phosphates so manifest as on the Potato; almost invariably the tubers are smoother, brighter and freer from rust and the destructive influence of wire worms. The best fertilizers are plaster, lime, simper-phosphate of lime and bone dust.
. CULTURE.â-The soil best suited to the Potato is a rich, sandy loam, but it seems to thrive in almost any soil or climate. The Potato, being a gross feeder, requires a liberal application of manure; if stable manure is to be used, it should be well rotted, and not allowed to come in contact with the tublVs. On no other crop are the results from the use of the phosphates so manifest as on the Potato; almost invariably the tubers are smoother, brighter and freer from rust and the destructive influence of wire worms. The best fertilizers are plaster, lime, simper-phosphate of lime and bone dust. Potato scab can be entirely pre- vented by using flower of sulphur in the rows with the phosphate. Use at the rate of 100 to 150 lbs. to the acre. Plant as early in the spring as the ground can be thoroughly worked, in rows 3 feet apart and one foot in the rows; covering in light, warm soil about 4 inches, and in cold, wet ground 3 inches deep; draw the earth to the plants as they advance in growth. IMPORTANT âPrices of Potatoes are subject to market changes. Potatoes are forwarded oy express or freight as di* rected, purchaser paying charges We assume no risk on Potatoes, which are forwarded strictly on purchaser's respon- sibility. Dreer's New Early Standard. (See page 8.) An ex- tremely early variety, which m Uures fully one week ahead of the Bovee. ' i peck, 40 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bu., $; bbl. sack, $5 00. p BUSS* Triumph. (See cut.) Extremely early, round, thin, red bright skin, white flesh; sometimes sold in market as, Bermudas. Peck, 70 cts., bu., $; bbl. sack, $ Pride of the South, or White Bliss. White skin and; flesh, extra early and productive. Peck, 70 cts.; bu., $ j bill, sack, $). Bovee. Earlier than the Early Rose and a much more pro- ductive variety. The vine is dwarf and stocky, admitting of close planting; the tubers grow close together in the hill, and are generally of uniform, marketable size. The skin is pink, or flesh-color, and gro
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