Green Manure For Potatoes

At this seasou of growth potatoes show very quickly whether any green manure is plowed under for tbein, says American Cultivator. If it bas been, they will almost invariably keep green one or two weeks louger tbau will potatoes for which a naked stubble was plowed as their seed bed. Earlier in the seasoa the grovrtli of the potatoes on a naked stubble may be the best, butafter ;he potatoes have et and the demand :or rnoisture is greatest is the time when the potatoes over green ïnauure plowed under show their advautage. 3ne week louger in keeping green may doublé the erop of marketable pota-toes.