PEAS AND POTATOES 



"seed-end" of each tuber. It requires ten or more 



bushels of potatoes to seed one acre. 



An important point is to have the soil in perfect 



condition before planting. Use the 



harrow thoroughly. Rows, for horse 



cultivation, should be about three 



feet apart. Drop seed pieces about 



fifteen inches apart ; cover about 



four inches deep; shallower plant- 

 ing would bring the crop too near 



the surface and cause portions of 



the tubers to sunburn and turn | 



green. The two illustrations show 



the results of wrong and right i 



planting depths. There are several \ 



good machine potato-planters now T00 . SHALLOWPLANT . 



on the market ; but on small areas ING, RESULTING IN 



it is customary to open the furrows S R T N E D ' 



with a plow or horse cultivator or THE SURFACE 



hand hoe and drop the seed by 



hand, and then cover the seed in a similar manner. 

 Cultivation should begin soon after the seed is 



planted. Go diagonally over the field with a light 

 spike-tooth harrow, to break up 

 the soil crust and to kill any 

 weeds which may start. Go over 

 the field again within a week, the 

 other way diagonally. These 

 early harrowings greatly lessen 

 the after work of keeping the 

 field clean. When the potatoes 

 are several inches high, a culti- 

 vator should be used between 

 rows. If the ground is well- 

 drained and if the seed is planted 



PLANTED RIGHT- 

 FOUR INCHES DEEP. 

 RESULT : NO SUN- 

 BURNED TUBERS 



