This is a tool used to mash potatoes.

Potato Mashing Tool

This is a tool used to mash potatoes.

Also known as Doryphora decemlineata. It is approximately 10 millimeters in length, with a bright yellow body and bold brown stripes along the length of each of its elytra.

Potato Beetle

Also known as Doryphora decemlineata. It is approximately 10 millimeters in length, with a bright yellow…

Also known as Doryphora decemlineata. An enlarged view of the potato beetle.

Enlarged Potato Beetle

Also known as Doryphora decemlineata. An enlarged view of the potato beetle.

"The [potato beetle larva] is pale yellow, or, rather, dusky-yellow, or freckled with minute black dots on the back; and there are two rows of larger black dots along each side; the legs are black."—Nicholson, 1884

Larva of Potato Beetle

"The [potato beetle larva] is pale yellow, or, rather, dusky-yellow, or freckled with minute black dots…

"Potato digger with agitating rear rack and vine separator."—The Federal Digest, 1921

Potato Digger

"Potato digger with agitating rear rack and vine separator."—The Federal Digest, 1921

"Showing Furrow Method of Irrigating Potatoes. The arrows indicate the direction taken by the capillary water."—The Federal Digest, 1921

Furrow Method

"Showing Furrow Method of Irrigating Potatoes. The arrows indicate the direction taken by the capillary…

A perspective of a potato warehouse.

Potato Warehouse

A perspective of a potato warehouse.

A side angle view of a potato warehouse.

Potato Warehouse

A side angle view of a potato warehouse.

A fungal disease that affects potato plants. It causes small lesions on the plant, eventually killing them.

Early Blight of Potatoes

A fungal disease that affects potato plants. It causes small lesions on the plant, eventually killing…

The common name of batatas edulis is the sweet potato. The tubers of the plant are edible.

Batatas Edulis

The common name of batatas edulis is the sweet potato. The tubers of the plant are edible.

Death's head moth feeds on potato, goji berry, and jasmine plants. These moths often have a straight or curved horn, or tail, at the end of the body.

Death's Head Moth

Death's head moth feeds on potato, goji berry, and jasmine plants. These moths often have a straight…

A shows the cross section of the ovary of the gooseberry flower is formed by two carpels joined near their edges. B shows the cross section of the ovary of potato formed by two carpels meeting in the middle.

Cross Section of Ovary of Flower of Gooseberry and Potato

A shows the cross section of the ovary of the gooseberry flower is formed by two carpels joined near…

Phytophthora infestans is known as the potato disease fungus. This is the fungus that caused massive failures of potato crops in Europe in 1845.

Phytophthora Infestans

Phytophthora infestans is known as the potato disease fungus. This is the fungus that caused massive…

Pictured is a potato leaf that has been attacked by phytophthora infestans. Phytophthora infestans is a fungus commonly known as the potato disease fungus. Brown spots appear on the leaves. The lower surface of the spot bears a thin, whitish coating.

Potato Leaf Attacked by Phytophthora Infestans

Pictured is a potato leaf that has been attacked by phytophthora infestans. Phytophthora infestans is…

Air potato is the common name of dioscorea bulbifera. The tubers sometimes weigh several pounds. They are edible and have a potato like flavor.

Air Potato

Air potato is the common name of dioscorea bulbifera. The tubers sometimes weigh several pounds. They…

Illustrated is the early blight of a potato plant. It is a type of lesion causing more or less sudden death of the leaves, stems, shoots, or blossoms.

Early Blight of Potato

Illustrated is the early blight of a potato plant. It is a type of lesion causing more or less sudden…

Illustrated is tip burn of the potato leaf. It is a physiological difficulty or disease.

Potato Leaf

Illustrated is tip burn of the potato leaf. It is a physiological difficulty or disease.

Tree tomato or upright tomato is the common name of lycopersicum esculentum validum. It looks like a potato plant. The leaves are small, condense, and curled.

Tree Tomato

Tree tomato or upright tomato is the common name of lycopersicum esculentum validum. It looks like a…

A tumbler containing a piece of potato. It is covered with cotton. This is used to grow bacteria.

Tumbler

A tumbler containing a piece of potato. It is covered with cotton. This is used to grow bacteria.

A branch of a vineless sweet potato plant, showing the crowded position of leaf stems.

Sweet Potato Plant

A branch of a vineless sweet potato plant, showing the crowded position of leaf stems.

Three shapes of sweet potato leaves. On left, cut-leaf type; in center, shouldered leaf; and on right, entire or "round" leaf.

Sweet Potato Leaves

Three shapes of sweet potato leaves. On left, cut-leaf type; in center, shouldered leaf; and on right,…

Devices used to set sweet potato slips and vine cuttings. In setting out potatoes, the farmer uses either a garden dibble or small trowel, or a short sharpened stick; on soft soil the slip is pressed into place by the use of special devices, about as long as a walking-stick, which usually consists of either (1) a single lath, having a base hollowed out and covered with leather, or (2) wooden tongs made of two laths.

Planting Dibbles

Devices used to set sweet potato slips and vine cuttings. In setting out potatoes, the farmer uses either…

Plows used to dig sweet potatoes. "The long vines must be first disposed of. They are usually pulled by running a plow on each side of the row. This work is done much more satisfactorily if the line of plants be barred off with a turn-plow, to the beam of which is attached a rolling coulter, which cuts the vines close to the row." —Dugger 1911

Plows for Sweet Potato Harvesting

Plows used to dig sweet potatoes. "The long vines must be first disposed of. They are usually pulled…

The end view of a house that stores sweet potatoes.

Storage House

The end view of a house that stores sweet potatoes.