Project Gutenberg 2008-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 219 Compton, D. A. Compton, D. H. Blot, Pierre 1818 1874 agr10000823 The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. E-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/) "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.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Agriculture Plants, Cultivated Potatoes SB Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: How To ... 159909 2025-07-10T13:28:58.677258 text/html 157860 2008-06-26T17:15:28 text/html 625260 2025-07-10T13:29:05.480251 application/epub+zip 625044 2025-07-10T13:29:02.046308 application/epub+zip 125538 2025-07-10T13:29:00.791270 application/epub+zip 808796 2025-07-10T13:29:07.992246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791514 2025-07-10T13:29:04.641267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149764 2022-09-12T06:48:49.132828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140866 2025-07-10T13:28:58.215331 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140506 2008-06-26T17:00:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140525 2008-06-26T17:00:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21288 2025-07-10T13:29:08.127242 application/rdf+xml 19334 2025-07-10T13:29:01.291240 image/jpeg 4208 2025-07-10T13:29:01.040294 image/jpeg 52226 2008-06-26T17:00:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 557184 2008-06-26T17:16:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 52217 2008-06-26T17:00:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 734916 2025-07-10T13:28:58.724279 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog