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It is not necessary to mark off the field in rows if planting 

 machines are to be used, but if the planting is done by hand the 

 marking may be done with furrowing plows, leaving small furrows 

 for setting the plants. The rows are usually three to four feet 

 apart and the plants one and one-half to two feet apart in the 

 rows, the distance depending upon the variety and character of soil. 



Culture. The depth of early tillage between the rows will 



Fio. 257. Wagon rack of tobacco plants being 

 seed plants bagged. 



:aken from field to cui 

 (U. S. D. A.) 



Note also 



Fia. 258. Interior of tobacco barn with strings of tobacco being cured. (U. S. D. A.) 

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