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potato-digging attachment for the drill plow (see 

 III. ij) works fairly satisfactor}^ 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. 



EARLTKST SIX WEEKS POTATOES. 



