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be allowed between the rows. The seed chosen may con- 

 sist, preferably, of medium-sized and shapely potatoes, 

 planted singly and uncut when in hills or even in drills. 

 More commonly, however, the seed is cut in large rather 

 than in small pieces. 



Deep planting is preferable to that which is shallow. 

 In some soils, as those that are light, the aim is to put 

 them in as deeply as 6 inches. Usually, however, they 



DRY LAND POTATOES, CHOTEAU COUNTY, MONTANA. 

 Courtesy Northern Pacific Railway Co. 



may be put down to the depth of 4 to 5 inches. In the 

 absence of a planter, the seed is dropped by hand in fur- 

 rows opened by the plow, and covered by running the 

 harrow over the ground. The distance between the sets 

 in the rows is usually about 18 inches, but they may be 

 planted farther apart, if the lack of moisture should make 

 such planting advisable. 



