. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ^r.^,.. BULLETIN No. 784 â,, â Slt^^'^.^"^ Contribntion from the States Relations Service "^zL J^^^^^U A. C. TRUE, Director ^â W^f^'^^JT* m. Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER. June 10,1919 LESSONS ON POTATOES FOR ELEMENTARY RURAL SCHOOLS. By AxviN , Assistant in Agricultural Education. CONTENTS. Introduction Lesson I II __ III _ IV__ V__ VI__ Page. 1 4 0 7 9 10 Lesson VII_. TIIL IX__ X __. XI___ XII__ 12 ' Supplement Page. 13 15 16 18 19 21 23 INTRODUCTION. I
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ^r.^,.. BULLETIN No. 784 â,, â Slt^^'^.^"^ Contribntion from the States Relations Service "^zL J^^^^^U A. C. TRUE, Director ^â W^f^'^^JT* m. Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER. June 10,1919 LESSONS ON POTATOES FOR ELEMENTARY RURAL SCHOOLS. By AxviN , Assistant in Agricultural Education. CONTENTS. Introduction Lesson I II __ III _ IV__ V__ VI__ Page. 1 4 0 7 9 10 Lesson VII_. TIIL IX__ X __. XI___ XII__ 12 ' Supplement Page. 13 15 16 18 19 21 23 INTRODUCTION. Importance.âThe potato is one of the most widely cultivated of the agricultural plants, and, next to Indian corn, it is the most im- portant contribution of America to the food supply of the world. Probably no crop except rice is eaten by a greater number of people. In the more thickly populated regions of Northern Europe, the potato is now the most important of human foods, furnishing about 25 per cent of the food of the continental and English peoples. Only the Oriental peoples exist without it. Not only are the tubers used for food, but they have important industrial uses. The plant is allied botanically to several powerful narcotics, such as tobacco, henbane, and belladonna, and also the tomato, eggplant, and pepper. As our American population increases, the potato will become more and more important in this country, there being no other crop which will give such a large yield of food suitable for man, under such vary- ing conditions. Educational value.âThe importance of the potato crop as briefly indicated above and the fact that it can be grown successfully in every State in the Union, should give it a place in courses in general 105900°âBull. 784â19 1. 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
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