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each in weight, smooth and bright. Half of 

 such a potato is used to each hill, or if the po- 

 tatoes weigh only six ounces, a whole potato is 

 allowed for each hill. For intensive cultivation 

 the potato must be sprouted before planting 

 and for this purpose you need a "sprouting 

 room." Any room, say 10 x 12 x 7 feet, if warm, 

 dry, double-walled and lighted will serve the 

 purpose; or you can construct such a house 

 with sawdust fUling between the double walls 

 and double ceiling, having two windows, and a 

 roof over all : an old ice house would do. 



Lay two rows of two by four inch scantling 

 on the dry earth floor, near the sides and 

 across the end of the room opposite the door, 

 and place on them a double row of barrels, 

 each filled about three-quarters full of potatoes, 

 or about three bushels to each barrel. When 

 these have been filled this way, lay scant- 

 ling across the barrels so as to accormnodate 

 other tiers of barrels, until you have about 50 

 barrels in the room. No earth or water must 

 be used in the barrels; just the plain potatoes. 

 In the centre of the room place your heating 

 apparatus, which may be a small "bake oven" 

 in which one barrel of charcoal will supply all 

 the necessary heat during the four to six weeks 

 of sprouting; or a small stove burning coal or 



