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can easily be dug with a hoe. If the potatoes are not wholly 

 ripe, they will peel easily, so in order to avoid this, I will put 

 mine in bags instead of throwing them into a cart. 



After the potatoes are all harvested, next comes selling, mar- 

 keting or storing. I am not certain, but I think I shall deliver 

 my potatoes to Machias, and stow them aboard of a car where 

 they will be shipped to New York or some other city. I think 

 I shall receive a better price by doing this than I would if I 

 should store them and save them until spring. 



HOW I SHALL PLANT MY CROP NEXT YEAR. 



By NoRRis Bryant, Machias. 



(Prize Esisay) 



Having been successful with my crop this year, I am planning 

 to raise another next year. 



. If possible I shall select a piece of land lying on a slope so 

 as to get a good natural drainage. 



Potatoes will not decay so quickly if planted on a plat that is 

 on a slope. I shall see that the land is, plowed and harrowed 

 thoroughly, for this is very important. It is nice to have all the 

 soil pulverized ; it will work much better when you come to 

 cultivating and hoeing. 



New ground or green sod requires much more harrowing than 

 old ground to get the sods pulverized. If using spiked tooth 

 harrow, it should be run lightly at first so as not to pull the sod 

 to top, then it would be all right to let it go deeply. It should 

 go lightly last to smooth it off. I shall have my drills three feet 

 and three inches apart to give the plants plenty of room to grow. 

 I think I get good results by letting them have plenty of room 

 to grow. Perhaps you would like to know how I get my drills 

 all the same width apart. I nail a four foot stick on a wooden 

 frame cultivator having the end stick out over three feet, three 

 inches. Then I put a peg or a six penny nail in the end of it. 

 I then start my first row as even asi I can; I then have no 

 more trouble as the nail makes the mark where the next row 



