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and the second crop about August i. In latitude 33 

 the dates are about two weeks later. 



Influence of Late and Early Planting. The 

 practice of growing a late crop of potatoes has spread 

 northward, and in parts of New York it is custom- 

 ary to plant potatoes late in the season after another 

 crop, as peas, has been removed. The practice seems 

 commendable, but discouraging reports from the potato 

 salesmen in regard to the quality of these potatoes led 

 the Cornell University Experiment Station to under- 

 take investigations to determine, if possible, the facts. 

 Mr. Gilmore, who is conducting this investigation, 

 has furnished the first years' results, but these are in- 

 sufficient to permit of deductions being made. 



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In both cases the late-planted potatoes contained 

 less dry matter and less starch, or, in other words, were 

 more watery, and appeared to be immature. Similar 

 results were obtained during the present year (1904). 



Methods of Planting. The former method and 

 one still quite common is to plant potatoes by hand. 

 A furrow is thrown out by a common plow, or a 

 shovel-plow, and, if applied, the fertilizers, and in 



