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100 1 _aCompton, D. A.
245 1 4 _aThe $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. :
_bPrize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-06-26
508 _aE-text prepared by Steven Giacomelli, Jeannie Howse, Irma Špehar, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University (http://chla.library.cornell.edu/)
520 _a"The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato" by D. A. Compton is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work details best practices for potato cultivation, based on personal experience and observed agricultural theories. The author aims to provide practical insights and guidance to farmers looking to improve their potato yields and enhance the quality of their crops. The opening of the essay outlines the background behind the prize offered for the best essay on potato cultivation, which reflects a growing interest in agricultural education at the time. It introduces the author, D. A. Compton, as an experienced farmer dedicated to sharing knowledge that could increase potato production in the United States. The discussion begins with the significance of the potato as a staple food and the importance of selecting suitable soil prepared for optimal growth. Compton emphasizes techniques in soil preparation, the effects of various manures, and methods of planting that can lead to successful and profitable potato farming. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAgriculture
653 _aPlants, Cultivated
653 _aPotatoes
700 1 _aBlot, Pierre,
_d1818-1874
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25905
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