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cover them on the top, to keep them from turning 

 green. Where they are laid veiy thickly, ventilating 

 shafts may be inserted occasionally to allow the escape 

 of moist heated air during fermentation. 



Treatment while in the Pit. 

 If potatoes are left in the pit for a long time, they 



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must be occasionally examined, as decay, from one 

 cause and another, may set up. If there was much 

 decay in the crop at the time they were dug, they 

 should be examined frequently during the first few 

 weeks, as it is probable that it will develop. The 

 extent to which the disease develops regulates the 

 necessity for prompt measures being taken. If the 



