POTATO BOOK (BODLEIAN LIBRARY) (HB)

First published towards the end of the First World War, this charming little book is a love letter to the potato. Filled with practical advice which, much of which still holds true today, it was written to advocate growing potatoes as a cheap and effective crop against a background of spiralling costs and food shortages. Chapters cover soil preparation, methods of propagating, chitting, planting, earthing-up and recommended varieties from King Edward to Kerr’s Pink. It also describes, with handy diagrams, how to guard against common pests and diseases.