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implement to sift out the earth and rattle the tubers clean. 

 In other styles, there is a carrier that takes the potatoes to 

 the rear of the machine and drops them there. The 



potatoes are allowed 

 to lie in the sun for 

 an hour or more, so 

 that the earth will 

 dry and shake off; 

 then they are taken 

 to shed, cellar or to 

 regular storage. 



The potatoes 

 should be graded for 

 good market results. 

 This may be accomplislied l)y the workmen as they pick up 

 the potatoes in the field and deposit them in the baskets 

 or crates. Several kinds of mechanical graders are now 



109. Potato storage-house in Maine. 



in use for the sorting of the commercial crop. Potatoes 

 are marketed in bushel crates, sacks, ventilated barrels, 

 and sometimes in bulk. 



