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best success I have had was to put the potatoes in a heap and 

 place straw over them and then three or four inches of soil and 

 when that froze a little, say half way through, we put another 

 coating of straw and then sufficient earth to carry them through 

 the winter. In that way we prevented the changes in the winter 

 getting through to the potatoes, but a cold storage house with ice 

 is better. 



Question : You don't think they would keep in a cellar ? 



Answer : I have done so but it is a difficult matter. I find 

 I can control the temperature better outdoors. 



Question : Did you sow red clover ? 



Answer : All red clover, the common kind. 



Question : Do you believe in rolling the ground after pota- 

 toes are planted? 



Answer : We usually rolled it ahead of the planter if it 

 was dry, but you want it loose ; potatoes do not need a solid soil ; 

 don't roll more than necessary ; we generally rolled ahead of the 

 planter because we could mark out better. 



Question : Did you ever use hen manure for potatoes ? 



Answer : No, simply because we kept no hens ; we could 

 make more money out of potato growing in this big way; we 

 let the other fellow do the choring and we bought of him. 



Question : What do you think is the best way for storing 

 potatoes in a cellar? 



Answer: Put them in barrels and have a platform just 

 high enough so the air can pass under the barrels, 3 inches or 

 so; cover the barrels with old carpets so they will be absolutely 

 dark, and have the barrels as tight as possible ; they don't need 

 any air, and they need to be kept at as even a temperature as 

 possible; if you can keep them at say from 33° to 36° you will 

 succeed admirably. Potatoes won't freeze as quickly as water. 

 I have had them stand at 28° for several days without any harm, 

 but it is better to keep them just above freezing. 



FRUIT EXHIBIT AND AWARDS. 



Committee on Awards — J. W. Clark, North Hadley, Mass. 

 Baldwin — R. H. Bristol ist, Luther Putnam 2nd. 

 Bellflower— T. L. Kinney ist, A. H. Hill 2nd. 

 Bethel — Luther Putnam ist, 

 Ben Davis — Luther Putnam ist, 

 Falla water — G. H. Terrill ist, 

 Fameuse — T. L. Kinney ist, Luther Putnam 2nd. 

 Golden Russet — , Luther Putnam 2nd. 



