. The potato . Potatoes. 258 The Potato It is obvious that all seed stock must be stored either by the grower, who may save his own seed, or by some large concern, who may store it for sale to growers in the spring (see Fig. 21). Seed stock should, perhaps, be stored more carefully than potatoes for eating purposes. Complete dormancy is necessary if the seed is to produce a good crop. If storage is not carried out properly, the tubers. Potato storage house. become shriveled and are likely to produce long, weak sprouts, which greatly weakens them. Many growers follow the practice of storing sto
. The potato . Potatoes. 258 The Potato It is obvious that all seed stock must be stored either by the grower, who may save his own seed, or by some large concern, who may store it for sale to growers in the spring (see Fig. 21). Seed stock should, perhaps, be stored more carefully than potatoes for eating purposes. Complete dormancy is necessary if the seed is to produce a good crop. If storage is not carried out properly, the tubers. Potato storage house. become shriveled and are likely to produce long, weak sprouts, which greatly weakens them. Many growers follow the practice of storing stock in bags and turning the bags every week in the spring to break off the sprouts and prevent rapid deterioration. This practice when fea- sible seems to be very 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 Gilbert, Arthur Witter, 1882-1936; Barrus, Mortier Franklin, 1879-1962; Dean, Daniel. New York : Macmillan
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