Excerpt from The Potato
This book is intended to give brief and practical suggestions on the growing, breeding and marketing of potatoes. It is written especially for the practical farmer and the student who may wish concise information on the potato without having to read many miscellaneous sources of information, especially experiment station bulletins which, although highly valuable, are likely to contain much detail.
The chapters on breeding and varieties occupy an unusually large proportion of the book. This is for the reason that these subjects have been treated in potato literature much less than methods of culture, and the general interest in them has called for this extended discussion to meet not only the necessities of the case but also the public demand.
I have been glad to place in the hands of Doctor Barrus and Mr. Dean the chapters on Diseases and Field Methods respectively. These men have had broad experience in their lines and are thoroughly competent to discuss them.
The author wishes, also, to acknowledge the valuable aid of Professor Herrick in reading the manuscript on Potato Insects, and Mr. A. C. Fraser and Mr. J. J. Pollock for valuable assistance.
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