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3. Date of spraying. 



4. Date of blossoming. Date of second spraying. 



5. Date of harvest; amount of yield from largest tubers. 



DRAWINGS. 



1. A piece of tuber like those planted, showing number of 



eyes. 



2. Well-developed potato leaf. 



3. Blossoms. 



4. An average sized tuber. 



5. Dig up the plant deeply and carefully, and make a sketch 



or diagram, showing the relation of tubers to roots 

 and leaf parts. 



THE STORY. 



Write an account of your experience in growing potatoes, 

 telling how to plant and cultivate them, what enemies 

 you found to harm the vines, how often you sprayed 

 them, and how large a yield you obtained. At the 

 rate the potatoes yielded, how many bushels would 

 be obtained from an acre ? And at the market price 

 at the time you harvested your crops, how much 

 would the potatoes from such an acre bring in ? 



Radish 



GROWING OUT-DOORS. 



1. Sow the seed about one-quarter of an inch apart in 



drills about one-half of an inch deep and twelve 

 inches apart. Cover with half an inch of soil. 



2. When the plants are up, weed carefully and thin to one 



inch or three-quarters of an inch apart. 



