The Potato - With Information on Varieties

This book offers a detailed guide to cultivating potatoes, with information on varieties, seed selection, cultivation, diseases of the potato, and much more. Written in clear, concise language and complete with simple instructions and a wealth of other useful information, this text constitutes an invaluable guide to those with an interest in growing potatoes. It will make for a worthy addition to collections of farming and kitchen gardening literature. The chapters of this book include: Quality of Potatoes, Varieties, First Early Varieties, Second Earlies, Maincrops, Selection of Seed, Boxing Potatoes, Soil and Climate, Place in Rotation, Preparation and Planting, Manuring, After-Cultivation, Spraying, Lifting Potatoes, Storing Potatoes, etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new introduction on farming.