. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 192 Agricultural Gazette of \Mar. 2, 1908. that is, free from disease; the eyes sliould not be too deep, but large iiiid well defined for all that, especially for seed. Ijai-ye eyes bear large shoots. AH stnggy sorts, and with excrescences of all kinds, are not good when mature. The tubers when cut and then put together should adhere closely, showing a lai-ge percentage of starch. When ripe the skin is tinn and not easily rul)})efl oil'. Plaatiny.—The set—that is, tuber or portion of tub
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 192 Agricultural Gazette of \Mar. 2, 1908. that is, free from disease; the eyes sliould not be too deep, but large iiiid well defined for all that, especially for seed. Ijai-ye eyes bear large shoots. AH stnggy sorts, and with excrescences of all kinds, are not good when mature. The tubers when cut and then put together should adhere closely, showing a lai-ge percentage of starch. When ripe the skin is tinn and not easily rul)})efl oil'. Plaatiny.—The set—that is, tuber or portion of tuber planted—should in no case be less than 2 oz. in weight, with at least two eyes. The weight is of much consequence, more so than the luunber of eyes, providing there are at least two. Tf cut before planting, ruli nil' Kmg and weakly shoots. Potatoes sprouted in sunlight pi'oduce N'igoi'ous plants, and nia\' br sdwn just as tlicv are, the slioots to be placi'd in an upi-ight direction—the very best crops lia\e. .&!t- Northern star. Niihiral size. been pro(hu-cd in ibis way, and tlifv niatui-c cai'lici : but tabei's sprouted in the dark often produce long and weakly shoots, and if planted, these must be rubbed ofT. AVliere the potatoes are cut, in order to prevent much bleeding, ashes, slacked lime, or soot may be used. >\'hole potatoes of good size are recommended when procurable; cut potatoes are more liable to rot in dry soil. Cut tuljers lengthwise when con\'enient. The drills or furiows where sets are to be planted slnndd be from "_' feet 11 inches to ."5 feet apart, and the sets placed in theiu from III inches to I") inches. A good plan is to run a harrow- over the soil just liefcjre thev should a]ipear ai)0ve the ground, to destroy young growths of 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 perfec
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