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potato-digging attachment for the drill plow (see 

 III. ij) works fairly satisfactory. Potatoes will 

 keep much better during the winter if, after digging, 

 they are pitted in the field for ten days, that they 

 may sweat; cover the pit with straw and a light 

 covering of earth. The straw prevents the earth 

 from mixing with the potatoes. Store for the 

 winter, and ventilate according to the directions 

 given for the mangel-wurzels. Potatoes pitted 

 during the winter are usually firmer and of better 

 quality in the spring than those stored in cellars. 



tfARTJKST SIX WBfiKS POTATOES. 



