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canes planted, these buds must be kept through the winter in 

 such condition that they will neither freeze, dry, nor shrivel. 

 In Louisiana a part of the cane is planted in the fall, the 



Courtesy La. Agr. Expt. Station 



FIG. 104. PLANTING SUGAR CANE IN LOUISIANA 



soil protecting the buds until the warm, growing weather 

 in the spring, when another part of the crop is planted. 

 In the fall the canes intended for planting in the spring 

 are placed with their leaves overlapping like shingles in 



