. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 196 Agricultural Gazette of \3Iar. 2, 1908. Exju'rinients in ifrowiiig potutocs niidi'i' straw and under t-artli are now beiiii^ carried on side liv side, vvitli the suiue variety and other Ix'ini,^ eijual ; both are now t'nnuiii'j,' tubers nicely. Last year crickets destroyed a good uiany under straw. The straw, of course, is an item, also carting and laying it on, al- thouiih tlie latter oi)cr;i t ion can. Potatoes grown under straw. One-third uatviml size. he jici't'or m
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 196 Agricultural Gazette of \3Iar. 2, 1908. Exju'rinients in ifrowiiig potutocs niidi'i' straw and under t-artli are now beiiii^ carried on side liv side, vvitli the suiue variety and other Ix'ini,^ eijual ; both are now t'nnuiii'j,' tubers nicely. Last year crickets destroyed a good uiany under straw. The straw, of course, is an item, also carting and laying it on, al- thouiih tlie latter oi)cr;i t ion can. Potatoes grown under straw. One-third uatviml size. he jici't'or med quickly, hut there is no after-culti- \alioii, ami no weeds grow—no digging, straw can be foi'ked away quickly. If suc- cessful il will he a handy way for a kitchen garden, as the cook will merely have to go out. put aside the straw, and pick the best tubers otl' for the pot ; those left will prohably growall thebetter. T do not claim to ha\e made a discoveiy, but liad read somewhere of it Ix-ing done in Ireland yeai's ago with success, but liad to iind out the way to do it, as no available data were to hand. The object was to overcome a ditticulty in treating the heavy soils which contain the plant food necessary, but are otherwise unsuit- able, and the Agricultural l)epai'tment aims at overcoming these dithculties, and oidy hy ext)erimenting can this he (htne. Potato Diseases. Scab [Oospora scabifs) is a common disease in tubers, and lirst ajijiears as slight swellings on skin, wliicli imarasc t ill tlicy burst sets in, leaxing uglv pits or abrasions of greater oi manure, especially if not well I'otted, faxoui-s the increase of scab; rotation of crops tends to check it. Perhaps the best treatment yet used, and the simjilest. is: 1 oz. commercial formalin (liquid) to 2 gallons of water, soak for two hours in the solution, then cut and plant in the usual manner. Or, 1^ oz. commercial formalin (liquid) to 2 gallons water, and soaked for one and a half hour only, may be used
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