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POTATOES WHEN TO PLANT AND HOW 



T^\EEP plowing or digging is essential to success with 

 * ' * potatoes and, besides being well enriched, the soil 

 must be well drained. As a well-known authority puts 

 it "potatoes do not like wet feet.'* 



As soon as the ground can be prepared (middle of April 

 in most sections and from February to May on the Pacific 

 Coast), it should be laid out in furrows, four inches deep, 

 allowing from two to three feet between the rows. For 

 the early sorts, two feet of space between the rows is 

 sufficient and two to three inches of soil to cover is 

 ample, especially in heavy clay. 



Start with carefully selected tubers and cut them, allow- 

 ing one or two eyes to each piece. (See sprouted eyes on 

 preceding page.) Experts differ as to how many eyes per 

 piece should be allowed in order to cause plants to produce 

 the largest crops. The pieces are put from six to eight 

 inches apart in the row. Place them carefully, "eyes up," 

 and remove all stones from the row when covering. 



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