WHAT TO DO WITH THE CROPS. 75 



IRISH POTATOES. 



Dig when the tops die down, dry in some cool and 

 shady place, and store them in a dry, cool cellar. They 

 must be cool, or they will not keep. Under the center 

 of a board floored house is a good place to keep them 

 during warm weather. They must not be permitted to 

 freeze. 



SWEET POTATOES. 



See under directions for planting. 

 BROOM CORK. 



As soon as the heads have fully formed, break down the 

 stalks about a foot below the head and let the straw hang 

 down so as to keep it straight. After it has matured, cut 

 and take it to some shelter and keep dry. If it becomes 

 wet, the straw will be stained, rendering it unsalable. 

 When dry, strip off the seeds, then bale the straw, being 

 careful to keep it straight. Now sell it to best advantage. 

 The seed may be ground and fed to cattle. 



CLOVER HAT. 



As soon as most of the blooms assume a brownish color, 

 the clover is ready to cut. All that is cut during the 

 day, should be raked up into small heaps before night and 

 opened out again after the dew dries off in the morning, 

 then throw up again the following evening, and as soon 

 as cured, put into a permanent stack, securely covered, or 

 haul to the barn. Do your best to prevent it from 

 getting wet. 



GRASS HAY. 



Follow about same directions as given for clover. 

 COTTON. 



The staple should be picked as fast as it is fully opened, 

 and stored under some dry shelter, as free from dirt and 

 dust as possible. Have it ginned ; put as near 500 pounds 



