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ture, two and a half to three feet apart; for garden, two feet will answer. We plant pota- 

 toes here from end of December to end of March, but the surest time is about the first of 

 February. If planted earlier they should be planted deeper than if planted late, and 

 hilled up as they grow. If potatoes are planted shallow and not hilled up soon, they will 

 suffer more, if caught by late frost, than if planted deep and not hilled up well. Early 

 potatoes have not the same value here as in the North, as the time of planting is so long, 

 and very often the first planting gets cut down by a frost, and a late planting, which may- 

 just be peeping through the ground, will escape and produce in advance of the first planted. 

 A fair crop of potatoes can be raised here if planted in August; if the autumn is not too 

 dry, they will bring nice tubers by the end of November. They should not be cut if 

 planted at this time of the year, but planted whole. They should be put in a moist place 

 before planting, so they may sprout. The early varieties are preferable for this time of 

 planting. 



All new kinds introduced have been tried here, but of late so many have come out 

 that it is almost impossible to keep up with them. New varieties of potatoes come out 

 with fancy prices, but these prices for new potatoes do not pay here, as we can keep none 



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