THE NEW POTATOES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 134, 7 October 1913, Page 2

THE NEW POTATOES.

Still Going Forward. Patumahoe is not behind-hand as a producer of extra early potatoes. The week before last Messrs F. Perkins and Co. shipped to Dunodin half-a-ton of potatoes from Mr Huntor, (f Patumahoe, and the parcel realised 3]d per ll>. This timi has another ton of Pukekohe East grown earlies going forward this week.

Mr Bennett, of Pukekohe East, has demonstrated what his district can do. In February last he had u paddock in stumps. These were taken out and tU9 ground cultivated and now, about only soven months later, the potatoes are being dug from the land which so recently was in its uncleared state.

Ou Monday we saw a splendid sample of earlies grown by Mr W. Parkinson, of Puni. Just as they came from the roots they showed nicely even, the very smallest being edible. A cash oiler of £2O a ton in Pukekohe was made for them. These potatoes were an excellent example of what can be done by planting in mid-June for early October digging, after being only 15 weeks in the ground. Mr Parkinson used, approximately, the 12,7, 1 mixture of manure. He put on 1(1 cwt. to the acre, 10 of bone, 5 of super and lof potash. The crop, by the sample, must have made the grower's heart glad. The maturity of the tubers astonished a number of farmers who witnessed the forking of the first roots.