THE ortfj 



GARDEN YARD ^^^ 



oughly tilled and filled with humus as to be 

 quite moist without being wet, and so richly- 

 fertilized as to contain a very large quantity of 

 plant food. 



Starting on the left side of your acre, with a 

 narrow plow, turn a furrow to the left the whole 

 away across; then turn and go back, turning a 

 furrow to the left as you go, far enough from the 

 first to leave a ridge about four to six inches 

 across between them; then go round the whole 

 thing once more, incHning the plow to the left 

 all the way, and guiding it so as to leave the 

 ridge. This will use up the three feet allowed 

 to each row. Continue across the field after 

 the same fashion, seeing that each row is three 

 feet from each other row, and that the unplowed 

 ridges or "balks," as they are called, are also 

 three feet apart. 



Mark the places for the hills on the top of 

 those ridges, placing each hill 18 inches from 

 each other hill. The plowed earth between the 

 ridges is what is turned back to cover seed, to 

 make the hills and to cultivate with after- 

 wards, while the wide ridge affords a good sur- 

 face for depositing the seed and for the expan- 

 sion and growth of the tubers. 



Two or three days before you intend to plant, 

 harden off your potato sprouts by putting out 



