Show HOW TO GROW IRISH POTATO Planting of Late Varieties Should BeDone Be Done Late In May May Maintain Maintain Good Cultivation Prepared b by the the- United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture A rich sandy sanely loam Is b best st suited to the production of Irish potatoes and the fertilizers employed should contain contain con con- tain high percentage of potash The main crop of Irish potatoes potatoe for family use use should be grown elsewhere but buta n a small mall area of early ones properly belongs In the home garden The preparation of or the soil solI should be the same as for general genera garden n crops Early potatoes should hould be he planted as ns soon I In the spring as us It Is 13 feasible to work the land Irrespective of locality Late potatoes are exten extensively vely grown rown hi in the North and the planting should be done late In l Ia play May or during lUlng June The rows should be not less than 2 feet apart and the thc hills hill 12 to 15 Inches apart in the row Ia Lay off the rows with a horse 1 plow or lister s- s Jk r l I Irish Potatoes and drop the seed one or two pieces s sin In a It place In the bottom of the fur fur- row row Cover the seed to n a depth of ot about 4 Inches using a n hoe or a n 1 horse hors plow for the purpose One to three weeks will be required for the potatoes to come up d depending en entirely en- en upon the temperature of the soil solI The ground may freeze slightly after the planting has be been n done but so long as the frost doe does not reach rench the seed potatoes no harm will result and growth will begin as soon as the soil becomes become sufficiently lentI warm As soon as the potatoes appear above ground and the rows can cnn be followed owed the surface soil should be bewell bewell bewell well stirred by means of one of the toothed barrow cultivators Good cultivation cultivation cultivation cul cul- sh should uld be maintained throughout through through- out the growing season with occasional occasional occa occa- hand hoeing If necessary to keep the ground free from weeds Toward the last the soil soli may be well worked up around the plants in order to io hold them erect and protect the tubers from the sun after the vines begIn to die I |