. Dreer's garden book 1915. A ?\fri V. ^ Early S tandard Culture. Any good, well-drained, fibrous loam will produce Potatoes under right climatic conditions. For early Potatoes,which mature in 8 to 10 weeks from planting, the soil must be particularly rich. A rich clover sod, manured and broken the yearbefore and planted to corn, beans, peas, oats, etc., is in best shape for giving a good yield of nice clean Potatoes. Stable manurehad better be applied to the land the year before, while some good complete fertilizer, at the rate o/ up to 1000 pounds per acre ifapplied broadcast, or 400 to 600
. Dreer's garden book 1915. A ?\fri V. ^ Early S tandard Culture. Any good, well-drained, fibrous loam will produce Potatoes under right climatic conditions. For early Potatoes,which mature in 8 to 10 weeks from planting, the soil must be particularly rich. A rich clover sod, manured and broken the yearbefore and planted to corn, beans, peas, oats, etc., is in best shape for giving a good yield of nice clean Potatoes. Stable manurehad better be applied to the land the year before, while some good complete fertilizer, at the rate o/ up to 1000 pounds per acre ifapplied broadcast, or 400 to 600 pounds if applied mostly in the rows, may be used directly for the Potato crop. Open furrows 3feet apart and 3 to 4 inches deep. Apply the fertilizer, and run the furrower or small plow again in the furrow to mix the fertilizerwith the soil and leave a mellow seedbed. Then plant good-sized pieces, each containing not less than 2 or 3 eyes, 15 inches apartin the furrows for early Potatoes, and 18 inches apart for late ones. In some of
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