98 POTATO CULTUKE. 



before the potato-vines begin to lop over, we have found it 

 best to use the Planet once with side-shovels on, as in cut, 

 throwing a little earth in under the plants, for reasons given 

 in a former chapter. For this purpose we go twice in a row. 

 All other cultivation is done only once in a row. The rows 

 are so straight that we do almost perfect work on each side 

 at once. Now a very important point : The first cultivation 

 after the plants break ground should be deep as deep and 



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thorough as is possible with a strong horse. Then give them 

 the soil to grow in, and let all after cultivation, without any 

 exception, be shallow about H inches deep is all that I will 

 allow. 



I consider the time when cultivation is done as important. 

 We aim to never let a crust form after a shower, but get on 

 and stir the surface just as soon as a horse will not do injury 

 by packing the moist soil. We must be careful and not 



