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Then open the drills with a drill plow (see III. ij) four 

 inches deep and thirty inches apart (or plant in hills 

 thirty inches apart each way). Use medium sized 

 potatoes; split them, dividing the seed end; plant 

 eighteen inches apart in the row. Cover with the 

 drill plow, and in eight days harrow down. Keep 

 the surface pulverized with a Breed weeder or harrow 

 tooth cultivator. See III. 14. Cultivate frequently 

 while the potatoes are growing, to conserve moisture. 

 The last time the earth may be thrown towards the 

 potatoes, to cover any that may be exposed to the 

 sun. Do not hill up potatoes. 



14. COMBINED HARROW, CULTIVATOR AND PULVERIZER. 



Starting Hardy Sprouts.— Two weeks before 

 planting spread the seed potatoes on the floor in a 

 warm room, where there is plenty of sunlight, so 

 that the hardy sprouts will start. These should not 

 be injured. This method will insure an early crop. 



Among the many early varieties that are being 

 cultivated, these two varieties still hold their own 



