Show I i I Corked Over Over- Seed Potatoes It will soon be time to plant early learly I potatoes Gardeners trucker truck truck- er and farmers want to get the I best yield possible Earlier germination germination germination germin germin- more even growth and Increased in inI increased in- in creased yield says the Department Department Department Depart Depart- I ment fo Agriculture can be had by cutting seed potatoes two weeks before planting and keeping keeping keeping keep keep- I ing them under the right condi condi- to cork over Although many potato growers growers grow grow- ers cut the seed several days before before before be be- fore punting the seed germs sometimes decay This is largely because the cut seed is not kept under the right conditions The department has found that potato seed gives best results when kept at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and at a r relative humidity hu- hu humidity humidity hu hu- of 87 per cent Most farm- farm I easily bring the temperature temperature tempera tempera- ture of their potato storage room to the right point by using an oil stove or some other heating meth meth- od If the air in the room is fairly fairly fairly fair fair- ly moist the humidity will be beabout beabout beabout about right In case the air is dry put wet burlap bags on the floor or hang them up In the room I After the seed potatoes are re cut I put them in barrels or sacks unI until until un un- un- un I til ready for planting They should not be spread out the department I because they do not cork i. i over properly I |