NORTH HADLEY, MASS. 
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^c^week 8 ^ Ume f01 ' g, '° Wth bef ° re hot weathe '- sets ">■ Cultivate at least twice 
ch week until the vines begin to cover the spaces between the rows. Use the best fertiliser 
possible to obtain, both at time of planting and during the cultivation 
18'to‘Vfty rerts^ rb^Ll ^Tl' betW<ie “ ^ ^ ^ WaS fifty - six ce " ts ’ a ' ld from 1880 to 
and for^HiHattrr It^wa^SSS.^h 6 a ' ,era “ e va ue P er aore for the former period was *49.51, 
f, ' 0tn - 1870 t0 188 °, WaS ,33 ’ 837 ’ 175 bushels ' and that °< >ast ten 
yeais was 109,570,332, showing an increase m the past ten years of 30 733 047 
and rVe *73Tpe a ra e cre. COrn tar0lelaat tenyea, S ™* 9AS 5 that of wheat, *9.97 ; oats, $8.32, 
These figures show the potato crop worth about as much per acre as five acres of other 
ciops, and this can easily be increased two or three fold by improving the seed and by the 
use of the most improved implements for planting, and harvesting, the labor and expense of 
With the^ A 6 6 n f ° n6 - |lalf - which wil1 ^ itself again double the value of the crop 
ThTee R vers Mich "on, madB by the Aspinwail Manufacturing Company; 
e vin he l ’in! ’ I T, t6am WlU plant five acre * ■ day, making rows straight and 
low a straight line, greatly facilitating the cultivation and digging. 
E. S. TEAGARDEN. 
From Farm, Field and Stockman. 
MY ADVERTISERS. 
In regard to my advertisers I will say that it is an easy thing to get a lot of Advertisements 
‘"”7 PerSOnS Wh ° a, ' e tbe most desirous to advertise I would not admit to my pages at any 
puce. I am very particular as to standing of the parties who appear as advertise™ in nv 
Manual and believe that they are all reliable and to be depended noon and have ? ‘ ■ 
witha, that is worth advertising. In this matter I believe Tl'doTng £i^TE£E 
being the means of giving them the addresses of reliable firms 
It will be a favor, doubly appreciated, by both the advertisers and myself if when answering 
advei tisments you will just mention “ Howe’s Potato Manual.” g 
HOW TO SEND MONEY. 
The quickest way is by express money order or bank draft. P. O. money order or registered 
ettei S ar e good, but slow. U. S. Postage Stamps of any denomination taken Money order 
PoXlnot CEI ° RTHAMPTON< Mak6al1 P“P- Payable to the oMer of G T Ho we 
P^tal notes are convenient, but no safer than loose cash in the letter, as they are payable to 
the oTders’wMch^ey^coveiT"^ ^ ‘ aken ’ bUt 1 s * 3aP bave to st °P t0 collect them before filling 
FARM ACCOUNT BOOK. 
I have a few copies of French’s Farm Account Book that I will sell at $1 09 each by mail or 
lltloTnded 1 potatoes that go by express or freight, for 80 cents each. This is an excel- 
nrh es it ’ , , pnnted especially to simplify the accounts of the farm. At the above 
help whirh this gir a C ° 1TeSp0ndi11 * blank at a stationer’s, without al, the excellent 
POULTRY. 
Owing to the increasing demands of my potato business, poultry has had to make room in 
oftpi f °: What 1 bave placBd importance. I still have a very flnepen 
customs an " 1ay 1>H abl6 tU SUpP ‘ y a few at *1.50 per sitting, to such of my 
< ustomei s as are anxious to get something worth having. ' } 
EARLY ORDERS. 
j° irr;r pt r ii : miing r r p ° tat ° es * wm be best to «»* themoutat 
once and send them by return mail. 
In filling all orders received before the 30th of March, I will put in some extra premium that 
win oe appreciated. 
