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16. Wluit was the manner of planting, with the cost of 

 planting, stating as above? 



The rows were furrowed out, and the fertilizer sowed as 

 evenly as possible and then mixed with the soil. The hills 

 were marked off, the- seed droj^ped, and then covered with a 

 ridger, the whole operation costing one dollar and seventy- 

 five cents. 



17. State as nearly as possible the character of the 

 weather during the season. 



From the day the potatoes were planted, there were three 

 weeks of dry weather ; not rain enough to make them ger- 

 minate evenl}^ The season was generally too dry for the 

 crop, especially the first part of it. 



