Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1917 — Economy. [ARTICLE]

Economy.

An amateur gardener of Irvington has learned to "have his potatoes and plant them, too,” and his plan may afford a suggestion to others who are planting gardens in bac,k yards and vacant lots. In jdace of cutting the potato up in the usual way—into, as many pieces as there are eyes—the Irvlngtonian simply peels the potatoes, cutting a little deeper where the eyes occur. Thus the part of the potato which clings to the peeling hanging to the eye will afford nourishftient for the plant until it takes root, and he saves about half the Inside of the potato for the pot. • He took the hint from an old negro who has had such success in raising potatoes that his “tater patch” is famed in his neighborhood—lndianapolis News.