The Potato; A Compilation Of Information From Every Available Source

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chapter Vi Seed Stocks And Varieties A Very Frequent Question Asked By Amateurs And Others Is, What Is The Best Potato? The Answer Is That There Is No Universally Best Potato, But That Certain Varieties Have Proved Best For Certain Conditions, And As Conditions Change, Or The Varieties Change, Further Changes Must Be Made. There Are Hundreds Of Varieties Of Potatoes, A Large Number Of Them Good Under Certain Conditions. This Must Be Determined By Experiment And Test In The Locality In Question. The Origin Of A Number Of The Leading Varieties, Showing Shape And Relative Size, Is Shown On The Accompanying Pharo's Potato Chart. The Time Of Maturity Is Also Shown, Ee Meaning Extra Early; E, Early; Med., Medium, And L, Late. Practical Results Seem To Indicate That When Potatoes Are Grown Under Favorable Conditions (such As The Mountain Districts Of Colorado, Idaho, And Other Parts Of The West), And When Cultural Methods Are Good, They Do Not Run Out And Deteriorate. Lack Of Care In Selecting Seed True To Type, Use Of Small Whole Seed And Small Cut Seed, And Storage Under Conditions That Lessen Vitality, Tend To Weaken The Plant And The Strength And Size Of Root System, All Of Which Result In Lessened Vitality And An Inferior Run Out Product. It Is Generally Considered That Seed Grown At High Altitudes Or Well North Is Superior To Lower Altitude Or Southern Seed. One Reason For This Is That The Frost Checks Late Growth And The Tubers Do Not Fully Mature. Partially Matured Seed Keepsbetter And Makes Stronger Growing Plants That Are Less Liable To Disease. Certain Districts In Maine, Wisconsin, Colorado, And Other States Make A Specialty Of Growing Seed. The Potato Is Not Propagated Commercially From A Seed, But From A Cutting From The Tuber, The Tub...