5 OCTOBER 1956, Page 42

POTATO HARVEST

Clamping potatoes is, generally speaking' less satisfactory than storage indoors. Ripeness is decided by the state of the haulm and the firm setting of the skin of the potato. The crop should be left in the ground for about four weeks if it is finally to be stored, then rubbed clean, dried in the sun and stored in ft dark, frost-proof shed, where it can be examined from time to time.