Bulletin Volume 186-220 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...for big yields. Selecting the Variety. In choosing the variety best adapted to a particular location, two main considerations must be kept in mind: (1) The value of the variety for its intended market, and (2) its adaptability to successful culture in the region where it is to be grown. Under the market considerations, the variety may be grown for the grower's use only; for the local market; for the shipping market; or for the canning factory. It should be needless to say that when sweet potatoes are grown for sale, the variety that the market demands should be grown, if it can be profitably cultivated in the locality. At present, the Dooley is the variety most in demand by the canning factories of this section; the firm texture of the meat holds together in canning, and presents an attractive appearance, outside of the high quality. However, it did not yield so heavily as Porto Rico and Triumph in past tests. For home use, the selection of the variety is limited to personal taste, which is usually very discriminating. There are two general types to select from: (1) the dry, mealy-fleshed, such as Yellow Jersey and Big Stem Jersey; and (2) the juicy, sweet kinds, like Porto Rico, Nancy Hall, Triumph, and Dooley. For home use in South Mississippi, varieties of the second group only are grown; this statement also applies for the local markets of this section of the State. For these two market classes, the Dooley has led in the past, though in recent years Porto Rico has gained in favor as it has become more generally known, because of its superior high yields, and fine quality for general table uses. All the four moist-fleshed varieties named are well adapted to South Mississippi. In establishing one of the juicy sweet potatoes on the Northern market, Souther...