COMMENTS ON BUCKWHEAT EXPERIMENTS

Buckwheat can apparently be grown to some advantage in various parts of the State, but would be expected to be best suited to the cool climate of the Cumberland Plateau.

The yields on the farm of Mr. Oberdell, near Crossville, were excellent, especially where the land was well fertilized. This crop should be planted late so as to mature before frost rather than in the spring to mature in hot weather. Crimson clover has been found to thrive when seeded with the buckwheat and is advised for trial.

IRISH POTATOES

Perhaps no farm crop grown in the State is more dependent than the Irish potato on an abundant supply of immediately available plant food. For this purpose fertilizers may be used with excellent returns, especially if earliness be essential to the getting of the highest market price. Land which has been heavily manured, or which is naturally well supplied with organic matters, is very desirable on account of its water-holding capacity and drouth-resistance, as well as its store of plant food. Table XII gives the results of various fertilizer experiments on this crop.