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GARDEN STEPS 



one inch of sandy soil in the bottom. Then place 

 in the box the seed of Early Rose, or any other early 

 potato, with eye up, side by side in rows, and cover 

 with another inch of sandy soil. Keep the earth 



moist. This is an in- 

 teresting experiment to 

 try in school. 



Keep this box in a 

 sunny window. By the 

 time the ground in the 

 garden is warm, strong 

 sprouts will be shooting 

 up through the thin cover- 

 ing over the seed. Pick 

 out the warmest and most 



iT -^F J! f -''Vf fertile spot in what is to 

 _JHHHHHHHHi tie the potato patch, work 

 the ground over well, fer- 

 tilize it properly, and 

 open a furrow about four 

 inches deep, long enough 

 to plant the pieces about ten inches apart. 



Lift the seed from the box carefully with the sma-U 

 mason's trowel, and press firmly into the row with 

 the sprout up. Draw enough earth over the sprouted 

 seed to cover the pieces about two inches deep, but 

 do not press the earth much above them, or you 

 may break the sprouts. When the plants are about 

 six inches high, draw the rest of the earth about them. 



Potato Seed Ready to Cover 

 WITH Sand, and Sprout in 

 THE Window 



Enough here for a forty-foot row. 



