ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness for cuts used in this bulletin as follows: Figure 2-H. A. Hyde, Watsonville, Cal. Figures 4 and 8-Hoover Manufacturing Co., Avery, Ohio. Figure 7-Aspinwall Manufacturing Co., Jackson, Mich. Figure 9-Bateman Manufacturing Co., Grenlock, New Jersey. Figure 12-The John Deere Co., Moline, Ill. Figure 13-Champion Potato Machinery Co., Hammond, Ind. Figure 14-Dowden Manufacturing Co., Prairie City, Iowa. POTATO CULTURE IN NEVADA INTRODUCTION Nevada made a wonderful showing in 1917 by an increase of more than 200 per cent over previous years in the growing of home potato patches and gardens, by utilizing back yards, vacant lots, and fields not previously cultivated. It has been estimated that over three million such gardens were grown last year by this Nation, producing more than three hundred million dollars in food products. The planting of home potato patches was a new venture for many residents of the cities and towns in Nevada, and a few were unsuccessful with their crops. However, the increased knowledge of handling the crop, together with the Nation-wide success of the garden movement in 1917, gave a great stimulus to the beginner in planning for a potato patch this year with a determination to be successful. On Fig. 1-Harvesting Potatoes on the Truckee Meadows. A Very account of the still greater demand for food for export in 1918 the people of the Nation are called upon to give more consideration than ever before to the growing of home gardens. The potato occupies an important place in the diet of our entire population. It is not a difficult crop to grow under irrigation, and requires much less attention than a variety of vegetables planted in the same area. It will thus be possible for a large number of people in Nevada, who cannot devote the time required for a vegetable garden, to plant small tracts of potatoes. By following the instructions included in this pamphlet the crop will be grown with the least possible amount of labor, and at the end of the season the family will have on hand a year's supply of potatoes. |