The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 9, 1920, Page 9

o CARla "-.-( ; Y {out ? L s ._‘4 - PR P PORae b s - 5 - mixtures and diseased plants as well - from hills that yield the most uniform Home—Grown Potato Seed Pays Farmers of Northern States Pay Big Bill for Purchased Stock—Valuable Suggestlons OTATO growers in the northern states, at least, could- probably cut: their cost of production some- what by giving more at- tention to the growing of thelr own seed stock. —-Seed stock sa2- lected elsewhere bears the expense of this selection ‘on the farm, the work *of middlemen, including storage and - transportation, and profits taken. At the same ‘time but little extra care and planning is needed to produce the seed at home. x On the other hand, the potato raiser who depends on home-grown seed can improve its quality and perhaps se- . cure a market for it with his neigh- bors by scientific seed culture. The amount of land needed for-the purpose. will be found to be on the ratio of one acre for seed to 10 acres of plant- ing. After careful prepa.ratlon of the soil and the seed, the mext special task is to eliminate during early growth the as weeds: In the digging of the seed potatoes hand work is best, because it allows judgment as to the fitness of the hill as a whole as well as the fit- ness of the individual potato. Seager Wheeler, best known as a world’s champion wheat grower, has taken prizes on potatoes and he offers the following pertinent advice on growing seed potatoes in his book, “Profitable Grain Growing”: “The important part for the begin- ner is to be able to determine what constitutes the best hill. y “Selection should be made not par- ticularly for the largest tubers or the largest number of tubers per hill, but potatoes in size and shape—hills that contain six or eight or ten clean, shapely tubers: of good marketable size, besides the few small ones. “Trueness to type is another con- sideration. Those that come nearest to the point should be selected for seed. Six or eight tubers should be selected from each bill, or sufficient to plant eight hills the followmg season, these bemg planted in a single row. This row is, therefore, the product of a single plant or hill. sired may be chosen, probably about 80 hills will be sufficient, making 30 rows. These may be used as a seed plot for future foundation stock. This work should be carried on each season. At the time these hills are selected they may be either kept separate or all the seed massed together and planted. “The seed before planting should be greened or hardened off. - This may be done by spreading the seed thinly in some place where there is no dangei of freezing in the early spring, on the floor of a shed or building. The light ~ or.sun turns them green and induces a short, solid sprout that will not break off in handling. 'If there is no convenient place inside to do this, the tubers may be spread on the ground outside in the soutl side of a building and at night covered' over to protect them from frost or rain. : “Seed thus treated will come through the ground more quickly after plant- ing, and is apparently more vigorous throughout the growing -season. Be- fore planting they should be treated for scab in a 1-t0-30.solution of forma- lin, allowing the seed to remain in the solution from two hours to half a day. “Plant good-sized seed. Don’t cut too closely. ‘While itis trde that peel- . ings will grow, it is also true that some of the peelings may not grow. It is a practice with many to cut the. seed to- a single eye. .This' would be ‘all right when the piéce is large, but As many as'de- ADVERTISEMENTS 'MAKES GOOD KILL QUACK 4 inllardestTests WITH THE Kovar Quack Grass Killer and Alialfa Cultivator and mo -informed ardm the constructio Thoroughly tested onu my A¥ownr and other farms. dependabl and low col of upkeep of the long stroke. large bore ‘Endorsed by agricultural e¢kperts and thousands of satisfied there are some blind eyes, and there is a possibility that some of the seed may only have one eye and that a blind one, which will result in a miss in the rows. It is poor economy to skimp the seed. = Allow two or more eyes to each piece of seed and let it be of good-size. “If a tuber is to be cut in two bieces, cut ledgthwise down from the seed end to the stem end. 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