The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 21, 1921, Image 7
. 11 MINIMS "SUEABSPUDS"
Suggestions for* Care of Sweet Potato
Beds and Setting of Plants
to the Field.
Clemson College. April 18.?At this
season the sweet potato slips should
b# coming up la the sweet potato bed.
Cfere should he taken that the bed is
Kritfwpt moist at all times in order to enMHbur&ge
growth of the slips 1 sually
W four Inches of sand or sandv loam soil
Is placed over the potatoes in the
bed. This will force the slip^ to come
Up through four inches of soil or sand.
When the slips are three inches
above the surface of ti e arc tin 1 tnc-y
win be large enough tc. set to 'he
Held. Care should he ' tken to wet
i the sweet potato bod fh vouthly two
or three hours before th * -slips are
drawn; otherwise they may be broken
in arawmK.
It will require three bushels of potatoes
to furnish suffcient slips to
plant an acre. One acre transplanted
early In the season, say during the
middle of May, will provide enough
vine cuttings to set five acres more.
After the vines have made a growth
of from ten to Twelve inches they are
cut and transplanted in the same way
as slips. These cuttings are usually
Vtoom eight to ten inches long, and set
their full length in the soil, leaving
two or three buds only above the surface.
In order that a large number
of cuttings may be available early in
the season, it is desirable to transplant
the first acre of slips on comparatively
rich soil, or to fertilize the
I land heavily with a commercial ferL
tilizer in order to stimulate a vigorous
growth.
H Use Vine Cuttings.
Potatoes grown from cuttings will
jfjff be freer from disease than those
H grown from slips. Therefore, it is desirable
to have as large a per cent of
Mm the crop as possible produced from
W vine cuttings rather than from slips.
W Three or four drawings may be made
} from the potato bed. provided the
slips are not allowed to grow iuu iuu8
before removing them. The slips are
supported by the plant food contained
In the potato itself, and after the third
drawing is removed, will not sprout
freely.
In order that the slips or cuttings
may be transplanted to the field as
soon as they are large enough, the
ground where the potatoes are to be
planted should be prepared in adrance,
so that advantage may be
taken of a good season; otherwise it
may be necessary to water the plants
aa they are transjffanted to the field.
Tfcis, of oourse, is very expensive and
"Snould be avoided wherever possible. |
Distance for Setting.
The usual distance for setting the .
plants Is from fifteen to eighteen
lpches apart in three-foot rows.
When set eighteen Inches apart it will
require 9,680 plants to set an acre;
tf set twelve Inches apart, as is sometimes
recommended, It will require
14,520. Potatoes are seldom set as
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and this is done only when the tendency
Is for the potatoes to grow too
Urge. By cloee setting a larger sumI
her of potatoes Is produced, but Tory
tow of the large or jumbo type are
feond, the idea being to produce as
urge a percentage as possible of the
No. 1 potato, that Is one that is not
to*re than 3% or less than 1% inches
in 01am eter.
Preparing and Fertilizing the Land.
After the land for sweets has been
thoroughly plowed, the rows should
be laid off three feet and a deep furrow
opened with a shovel plow. The
fertilizer should be applied in this
drill at the rate of 600 to 800 pounds
per acre, a ridge formed over this furrow
by running two furrows with a
half-shovel turn plow on each side.
The plants should then be set on this
bed. A fertilizer analyzing 8 percent
phosphoric acid, 3 percent nitrogen,
and three percent potash is recommended
fer the Peidmont region,
whose the sells are clayey, or clayeyloam.
In the central and southern
parts of the state, where the soils are
iaaa Mndr. a fertiliser analyz
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lug 8 perceat phosphoric acid, 3 percent
nitfogan, and 6 perceat potash Is
nAmmendad. The greatest care
Kofcild be taken in the preparation of
the land and the subsequent cultivation
in order that as high a yield as
possible may be obtained. We should
endeavor to produce not less than 150
bushels per acre. Two hundred to
225 bushels are frequently harvested
where the fields are properly plowed,
fertilized, and cultivated.
Varieties Recommended,
f The Porto Rico. Nancy Hall, and
Triumph are the three varieties now
k being grown most extensively in the
South. The Porto Rico is the most
B popular variety in this state. The
B Triumph is an early variety and is
m planted extensively when the pota^
f toes are shipped green to the northern
markets during August and September.
L In an age demanding efficiencj
there is no place for the scrub.
" /lain- farmer can
Tne progrcosnv
not afford to be without a silo.
A good sow is a gold bond yieldlnj
fix to eight coupons semi-annually.
^ There is no equivalent or substl
tnte for good milk.
BP^FapHI and May are good monthi
W' f0? preserving eggs in water-glass fo:
{ falf^nd winter use.
ipa<n* is insurance against decaj j
of farm buildings and farm eeuip
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USE PUREBRED BOMS [
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Inferior Sires a Great Handicap. >
Clemson College, May 2.?With the <
Increased interest in swine in the !
stat), there will be a large demand 1
for breeding animals. On account of !
this demand, a number of persons will '
be tempted to use inferior boars and
sows. While it cannot be hoped to
have all of the sows purebred at this
time, yet there is no excuse for the J
use of grade or scrub boars. There (
are sufficient purebred boars, if prop- J
erly distributed and properly man- .
aged, to make every market hog in J
the state at least fifty percent pure- ?
bred. J
Why the Purebred Sire? ;
There are six goods reasons for us- <
ing a purebred boar. \
1. Larger and stronger pigs are ?
produced. !
2. The pigs grow faster and make ?
cheaper gains. J
3. The pigs reach market weight ?
sooner. J
4. The pigs are more uniform. j
5. The pigs meet the market de- .
mand, thereby bringing a higher ;
price. ?
6. Pork production is made more '
profitable.
On account of the increased value J
of the litters produced, any farmed .
with eight or ten sows could well af- J
ford to keep a purebred boar. At i
least, several farmers in a neighbor- J
hood can co-operate In the purchase <
and use of a purebred boar. Through J
judicious management, a purebred <
boar for every twenty-five or thirty J
sows is sufficient. <
At this time when every advantage \
must be taken to realize a profit from
farming operations, let no one handi- *
cap himself by using inferior stock.
Let your animals march with the
purebreds." .
"BETTER SIRES?BETTER STOCK" J
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Women'i Hair Price Increases. J
The price given by hairdressers for ?
women's hair has increased enormons- !
loot 10 m/vnthc Whllo <
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som? women in America and Britain
sell tnelr hair, the real trade in this
commodity Is done In continental conntries.
Peasant girls in France, Belglum
aDd Italy sell their hair at regular
periods 10 dealers. This hair is (
mostly of the fair and black variety,
*"hlle most golden hair is obtained
from Scandinavians.
Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer.
It relieves pain and soreness caused
by Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sprair . Etc.
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