Gardening 



FIG. 157. Planting potatoes. The tubers are never formed deeper than the 

 "seed" is planted. Hence the planting furrow should be 3 or 4 inches in depth. 



small garden, is that they stand shipping well and those 

 bought are often of better quality than those grown at 

 home. 



The plant is propagated from the tubers, which are cut 

 into three or four pieces of nearly equal size so that each 

 piece has at least two " eyes " or buds. These pieces are 

 planted from 3 to 4 inches deep and 12 to 15 inches apart 

 in rows that are 2j or 3 feet apart. Cultivate well, and 

 hill up the soil about plants to protect the tubers from 

 the sun and to give loose earth in which they can 

 develop. 



In the North the early crop is planted as soon as the 

 soil can be prepared in spring, and tubers for the main and 

 late crop are planted soon after. In the South the early 

 crop is planted from December to March, according to 

 the winter conditions prevailing in the particular section. 



