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croppers or plant producers. It is most satis- 

 factory and economical, therefore, to choose 

 that season which offers most advantages at 

 planting time, other things being equal. 



It is impossible to specify the season for 

 each locality or even for large areas, as 

 conditions of soil and climate necessitate dif- 

 ferent practices in localities only a short 

 distance apart. In general there are only two 

 seasons for planting, spring and fall, but in 

 some localities spring planting should be 

 done in April or May by the use of the pre- 

 ceding season's plants, while in others it may 

 be done in June from the crop of runners of 

 the same season. 



In irrigated regions planting can be done 

 at whatever season the work will give best 

 results in future crop production. In humid 

 regions rainfall is the determining factor. 

 In the northern half of the prairie region 

 west of the Mississippi, spring planting gives 

 best results. In the Middle Atlantic States, 

 the work is divided between spring and 

 August planting, with the balance in favour 

 of the latter in some localities. In New 

 England, the work is chiefly confined to the 

 spring months, although there are enthusi- 



