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TTOME A XI) FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
G row ing G ood P otatoes in th e P acific N orth w est
Some Ideas on the Homely “ Spud” by Men Who Know Whereof They Write.
C apital P h o to g rap h o f th e B est Type of B aking P o tato , R aised N ear K ennew ick, W ashington.
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N ote th e E ven Size
Common
to
all
These
P otatoes,
tween the row» should he k ep t nearly
level.
This ridg ■ o f soil will p ro tect the
firs t of a series -
discussing
p o tato <t> potatoes fro n sunburn. Some varieties
<$> produce the tu b ers very close to tiie
surface, or so n ear tiie su rface th a t
euro the p o tato clean and free from ers g a th e r up the potatoes from th*
earth . B reaking th e skin, r u ttin g or ground.
This is tin
b ruising the p o tato in any way redness
The potatoes should not lie allowed to
of
articles
its m arket value and sto rag e e u slity .
lie on the surface of tiie soil for inoro
growing.
C areful work will reduce th is loss to th an a few hours. Those th a t are dug
less th an one per cen t; and th ere is in la te sum m er or e arly fall should be
seldom any ju stificatio n fo r the methods gathered up im m ediately and sacked
may extend above th esu rfaee.
The o f h arv estin g th a t reduce it above five and hauled to sheds or w arehouses.
BY O. M. M9B.&IS, H o rtic u ltu rist; J. G.
principle th in g to be accom plished by per cent. The pickers should follow elose
B rig h t sunshiue will cause them to
H ALL, P la n t P athologist, an d M. A.
tilag e is tn keep down weeds and con­ a fte r the diggers and it usually pays tu rn green and sunburn, w hich in ju res
Y OTHEBS, A sst E ntom ologist.
serve soil m oisture.
to have th e so rtin g done as the p ick ­ th e ir m ark et value.
HE size of the seed piece of potato
I f a crop of clover or some o th er vege-i
planted seems to have a d irect in ­ tatio n has been tu rn ed under it juay be
fluence over th e crop o f p otatoes found advisable to till deep e a rly , but
produced. This fact is founded on the as soon as the roots of the p lan ts begin
fun d am en tal principle th a t th e larg e to extend out into the space betw een
seed piece or whole p o tato produces the row s the cu ltiv atio n m ust be more
larg er anil stronger vines th an the e x ­ shallow or serious harm will be done
trem ely sm all p otato or sm all piece of, to the plants. C u ttin g the roots of
potato. A nother point th a t some tim e the plants by the last tillag e w ill g reatly
has- its influence is the fact th a t the reduce the possibilities of the crop.
eyes located n earest th e bud end of
The tillage should be continued as
th e potato usually sprout earliest and long as possible w ith o u t d irect harm to
a te more activ e in th eir enrlv develop the p lauls. F req u en t shallow tillag e
nient of p lan ts th an th e pyes located will m ain tain the best supply of niois
Bearer the stem end. In p lan tin g whole ture and help to produce a crop of
The opportunity of the year, and of the splendid era that is
potatoes, it is comm only observed thu smooth, even potatoes.
only one or tw o eyes a t th e bud end
opening in Seattle s prosperity! Become associated with a strong
In Irrig a te d Sections.
produce sprouts, except in th e ease of
organization, made up of leading business men in whom the pub­
In irrigate«! sections a little d iffe r
extrem ely large tubers, and th a t it does
lic have the fullest confidence, and operating along lines marvel­
not tend to produce too m any p lan ts in e a t system of tillag e is necessary. The
system s suited to localities d iffe r more
a I..11, as is «olio tunes thought.
ously successful in other states, but never developed before to
The Colorado E xperim ent S tatio n th an in non irrig ated n jio n s. The po­
their fullest, possibilities in the Northwest.
found bv actu al tria l th a t seed pieces of tato crop is more freq u en tly planted on
p o tato or whole p otatoes w eighing less laud than lias had a elover or a lfa lfa
th a n tw o ounces produced sm aller and sod tu rn ed under. In th is caso it is
w eaker p lants and a lig h ter crop th an usually necessary to c u ltiv ate very deep
seed pieces nr whole po tato es w eighing as soon as fhe p lan tin g is done. The
tw o ounces or more; th a t when th e piece harrow can be used to g reat ad v an ta g e
of si ed jsita to weighed fa r in exceses of to keep down weeds and tn d rag to th e
tw o ounces there was very little gained surface and break up any sods th a t m ay
o f fic e r s .
w ill bu ild house« and b u n g a lo w «
in vigor of p lan ts or crop produced. tie lifte d by the cu ltiv ato r. The firs t
on a wholesale scale tn meet the
cu
ltiv
atio
n
is
o
ften
given
im
m
ediately
Considering th e value o f the seed,
•
President
already great need* of the expand
H G. S H U E Y
tw o ounce piece ox whole p o ta to gave a fte r p lan tin g and the land should then
Vice-President
r c. ru K T H
ing c ity , and provide the public
be harrow ed thoroughly and as soon us
W . 8. B E L I.
Sec*y and Treat.
w ith
s e c u ritie s
of
u n q a e e tin n e d
approxim ately th e maximum retu rn s f
Vulue and most g ra tify in g earning
th e money invested in seed. Tliis lias the p lan ts are tall enough fo r th e row s
power. S im ila r concerns in sonto
been found tru e in field crop work anil to be easily followed, shallow tillag e
DIRECTORS
of the H outhem States are not
is now generally accepted by m any should be continued. The soil should he
only provin g m arvelous revenue
g
rad
u
ally
throw
n
in
a
ridge
over
the
H
O
SHUEY
grow ers in d iffe re n t sections of the
producers to th e ir shareholders,
Pre»., H. O. Shuey A Co.
country. Some p re fe r to p lan t the en row. This fa cilities irrig atio n nnd pro­
hut are accomplishing weudera for
FRED C FURTH
tire tu b er and never u se < n t seed. There duces th e covering necessary fo r the
Manager. Vulcan Iron Works
th e ir home cities in b u ild ing up
ap|>eara to be some fo nndatio.i fo r faith protection of the potatoes. Deep tillag e
W 8 BELL
Ute com m unity, adding new and
Sec’y,
Equitable
Building
A
Loan
As
»oc
latió»
s-sure
te
be
injurious
to
th
e
p
la
n
ts
and
highly im proved districts, and in
in th is system. However, it does not
A
E.
KNOFF
i
t
is,
fo
r
th
a
t
reason,
alw
ays
a
good
m aking it pesmhle for vast num ­
prove te be equally well i- mded i n ^ l f
Sales Agent. American Steel A Wire Co.
b e r « of th r ifty home loving profile
f< ren t localities. In localities w here the p ractice to ridge th e land early.
E V/. CAMPBELL
to own th e ir own dw elling« on the
Cashier,
National
City
Bank.
Seattle
ea»y
paym ent plan, amidtit con
soil condition is such th a t the seed po
M ulching.
genial neighbor», and in loealitie«
T.
A.
ERNST
ta to decays rapidly th e whole p o tato
Small fields or garden p atch es in non-
that
are
ron a ta n tly increasing in
Pres., Ernat Hdw A Plumbing Co.
▼slue.
.
is b e tte r lo r p lan tin g , b n t in •eases irrig ated sections can often be mulched
H. R CLISE
T h e “ P a c ific Hom e B u ild e r« “
Attorney and Capitalist
w here tiie pieces o f seed p o tato do not w ith straw or m arsh hay w ith good re ­
ia no exp erim ent, nor doe« it
decay rapidly, th e a d v an ta g e is n o t so sults.
«peculate in any w ay w ith the
money of its altar «»holders, turn
ap p aren t.
The mulch should be applied ju s t lie
A D V IS O R Y B O A R D
In g it« money ra p id ly , and w ill be
In a position to earn from two
M edium P o tato es Best.
fore th e p otato sp ro u ts ap p ear above
to four profit« a year on it« build .
In cu ttin g po tato es for seed, th e ground. F our to eig h t incite« o f loose
ALVIN H HANKTNS
ing, and the b u ild ing oj - rat»« -
Manufacturing Jeweler
being on a large «cale, enable «av
medium sized ones are o rd in arily to be m aterial, may be used.
GEORGE BOUCKAERT
ing» that are « ta rtliu g when com­
p refi rred. Split th " p o tato lengthw ise
The p lan ts will grow up through this
Wholesale and Retail Confectioner
pared w ith the coat to individuals.
an d if fu rth e r c u ttin g iM desired, cut w ithout trouble, and a good mulch will
A lw ays Hi «nrh a company care
DR M A MATTHEWS
ful management is one of th«»
Pastor First PreebyteTtan Church
crossw ise, b u t do not cut to a single conserve more m oisture than any ord i­
greatest
a«aurances of surest", and
GEORGE F VANDERVEER
eye, unless p o tato seed is very scarce, n ary system of tillage. T his practice
thia fa cto r may be emphaaized with
▼anderveer A Comm in?». Attorney»
vigor in the ''P a c ific Home Build
tir th' tubers used are extrem ely large. hould be resorted to only in sections
W. P. PAUUL.
e ra .’ ’ L e t us have an opportun
Pre» , West Seattle State Bank, Seattle
M echanical cu tte rs are seldom sa tis ­ where th e m oisture supply is d iffic u lt
it y to go in to detail« w ith you on
this point.
But to almost »very
H A KIMBALL
facto ry , because th ey do not di’ crimi to m aintain.
one
in B eattie and the N o rth *« «t
A ss’L Gen’l F-eight A<t G N Ry.. Seattle
n ate or select size«. N eith er do thev
the lis t of officer« and director« of
The mulch m aterial should be free
C H BUSCHMANN
the company w ill bo ample aswur
avoid cu ttin g d irectly through th e eyes from seed or an o th er crop will be p lan t
Treat. A Mgr ., North we «tern Fisheries Co.
ao.ee.
F
J
FLEISCHNER
of th e potato.
ed an d resu lt in more harm th a n good.
Fully paid «hare« in the Pacific
Cashier Ffrst Btste Bank, Prescott, Wn.
H om e
B uilder«
»re offered
at
The thickness o f p lan tin g varies ae M ulching requires a good deal of tim e
MARCUS ZUGEtt.
• 1 2.5 0 each, e ith e r fur cash or on
cording to locality and fe r tility o f the ud m aterial and is n o t p ractical in
Prets, Exchange Bank, Waitsburg, Wa,
very easy tsrma.
•oil. The general d istan ce betw een large fields.
»
row s is from 36 to 40 inches and th e dis
H arv estin g .
tarice betw een p lan ts or hills in th ,
In larg e fields th e m achine d iggers
row varie from 12 to IS inches. E arly should be nsed in h arv estin g th e crop.
p o tato es of t sm all size can be planted I t is ch eap er th a n hand dig g in g or
more thickly th a n th e larg ' late grow ing plow ing ont w ith an o rd in ary tu rn in g
FISCAL AGENTS
V t
'
plow. H and d igging is especially ex
v arieties.
peasive, and careless d iggers c u t and
C ultiv atio n ,
X z ;
“’v '
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4
in irrig a te d sect if
clean. injure a g re a t m any p -ta toes.
Tn tki
Plow ing out th e cro - is w astefu l, as a
•hallow , le el tillag e should be g iv e n
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Phone M..a 2078
SEATTLE
u n til the n< w p o tato es begin n to form . large pet cen to t the rop is le ft iu the
b n t from th s time unti tu e c u ltiv ar ntt I ground.
is diseontiat ied a slight ndi?e should be j The crop simuli! be dug. if possible,
throw n
VI th*. Iu *
T1
la n d be-J while thu noil is d ry iu g iu order to te
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