Show GET FIRST CLASS POTATOES I I Ier Great t Eh Emphasis Is Placed e Upon Upon Prop Prop Proper r er Preparation of Soil Soil Soll I lection Import Important I ISome Some of ot the mountain been found to offer direr almost Ideal conditions conditions con con- for the growing of of large crops of ot first first class class potatoes Ono of ot the most successful mountain farmers Is Mr E E. H H. who has baa made a specialty of f this drop C for lr a seat great man many years The benefit of his long exper experience ence In rowing growing potatoes under Hon Pion ion conditions has hns been given to farm ers in the form Corm of a farmers farmers' bulletin recently Issued by the agricultural de department department at Washington Mr Grubb places great emphasis upon proper preparation of the soil soli The maintenance nance of soil soli fertility is the basis of a crop In his experience He ire has bas grown clover or alfalfa often for three or four years previous to breaking breaking break break- ing the soil soU for a potato crop This alfalfa or clover sod Is plowed In the fall rail and arid thoroughly worked over in the spring with a disk or spring spring- tooth harrow until the seed bed is in inas inas inas as good J condition as though for a garden He e especially emphasizes emphasizes' that the soil shall be well fined and firmed In order that the root system system of the young plants will be enabled to secure plant food Cultivation Is begun as soon as possible after the potatoes are planted In soil soli which is reasonably porous It will be sufficient to Irrigate every alternate row A V V shaped s1 aped trench is made midway between the row with an 8 or 10 Inch 10 Inch lister and a small small- stream of water turned down each of these ditches The soil soli being in an open OIJen and permeable condition tho water will penetrate so as to to water the Intervening rows For the second sec ond and irrigation furrows may be opened in the middles middies which were l left rt at the first irrigation and and this system maintained maintained main main- throughout the season Cultivation Cultivation I should be given as soon as possible possible pos pos- sible after irrigating so that the surface surface sur sur- face will not bake and a good mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- co condition will m. m be kept up No water should ld be applied for 50 to 60 days preceding digging time so as asto asto asto to give the tubers plenty of time to ripen In dr dry earth Seed selection is the them most st Important I of all the factors Influencing r Thee e are no conflicting opinions among growers on the effects of or cover cover cover cov cov- er crops on peach trees If you OU think of setting out an or ort cba chard d' d dand and have had no experience I better hire a man to show you jou how bow Whenever a large Um limb b is sa wea from the tree the wound should be ai at alonce once co covered ered with wax or 01 thick paint Always buy clean straight trees with short stems and even en then do donot donot donot not be afraid to prune before planting plant plant- ing More depends upon the right choice of kinds of or fruit to set set than upon any other factor as to profit lD in inthe inthe the orchard While the orchard Is coming into bearing try vegetable growing as a aside aside aside side Jine line This makes one of the surest surest and best sources sources of or income Three bre years of spraying pruning and cultivation will bring an orchard that you are ashamed ot of or Into a condition con cou- that yol will be proud of or If you can get a man from your state experiment station you will Indeed In deed be fortunate If not then try to get the man who grows the best fruit In your county Peaches and plums owing to the small size of r the trees trees trees' as as' compared with the apple and pear are ate more moro generally thinned b but t it will pay to to thin them when too full The inexperienced d planter thinks be he is Is' getting a bargain when he buys trees three or four years old but experience will show him that yearlings yearlings year year- lings are better and he be should never plant over two year two year olds Ailanthus Ailanthus' trees are easily cut sawed and split and while the wood from th them m will not burn as long tong as most woods It It answers fairly well In Inthis Inthis inthis this respect but does best when ben used with other woods such as as' as locust hickory hickory cb chestnut etc I |