POTATO CULTURE. 



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better. These three harro wings should make the surface 

 entirely level and clean and fine. I would not ridge up much 

 when planting with a planter. You must get the ridges, 

 whether high or low, leveled down before the potato-sprouts 

 get up. Look out for this. It will do to put earth over a 

 sprout, but it will not do to harrow it away from a sprout 

 and leave it up in the air two or three inches higher than it 

 ought to have grown before the leaves come out. When 

 planting by hand we harrow about the same, but we do not 

 cultivate before they come up, as we can not follow the rows. 

 One must be on the watch to do this harrowing at just the 

 right time. Once in a great while he can not manage this 

 any way, even on drained land. If a shower is likely to 

 come in a few hours, and you harrowed only three days be- 

 fore, perhaps it may be best to harrow again ; for, before the 

 earth dries after the rain, the weeds may get out to daylight. 

 The rain may continue some days. You must not take any 

 risk, but always strive to keep the upper hand. 



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I like to have the last harrowing done just before the 

 plants come out in sight. Here and there one may be out, 

 but I should like to have the great mass of them come up 

 soon after the last harrowing. 



