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row a foot long just above the water line, made by the pre- 

 ceding irrigation which places the hill where it will not 

 be flooded by later irrigation. About ten seeds are dropped 



in this furrow, covered an inch deep, and the soil pressed 

 down lightly with the blade of the hoe. After early plant- 

 ings, when frosts are feared, a second set of hills may be 

 planted alongside the first, ten days or two weeks later. 



