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the weeds, and at the first hoeing when the potatoes were about three 

 inches high, fertilizer was sown broadcast at the rate of 1800 lbs. per 

 acre, and covered with a horse-hoe. The horse-hoe was run over 

 them once in about ten days, and the weeds that were left were cut 

 the last of July, and paris green enough used to kill the bugs. Was 

 offered sixty cents per bushel for the potatoes in the cellar by a seed 

 dealer. 



Dr. 



