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fertilizer which he used gave excellent results also. 

 Poultry droppings are almost as good as guano. 



Preparing the Soil. — Scatter a wheelbarrow load 

 of poultry droppings over about five hundred square 

 feet, and work it into the soil before planting the 



Furrow Thrown on Potato Row by Hand Plow 



The seed is planted in a furrow four inches deep. It is covered two inches 

 deep at planting. Three inches more is readily thrown against the vines, when 

 they are well started, by the hand plow. 



seed. Later, after the sprouts are up, scatter as 

 much more along between the rows, and work it 

 into the soil as the plants develop. This will even- 

 tually be drawn up about the plants, and they will 

 get the full benefit of it without the danger to the 

 tender sprouts which would be incurred if the 

 droppings were placed too near them at first. 



