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sweet potato sets. Home project work in producing potato sets 
for the home garden should be encouraged. 
4. Bake some of the moist-fleshed and dry, mealy varieties 
of sweet potatoes and test them by eating them. 
5. Cure potatoes in the sun and cook them. Obtain newly-dug 
potatoes and cook them. Make a comparison in several ways. 
REFERENCES 
“Vegetable Gardening,” Watts-Orange Judd Co. 
Farmers’ Bulletins, “Home Storage of Vegetables,” 879. 
“Sweet Potato Growing,” 999. 
WORDS TO BE LEARNED 
Climatic. Of or pertaining to climate. 
Canvas. A strong cloth used for many things. 
Denature. To render unfit for eating or drinking without 
impairing usefulness for other purposes. 
Excavation. A hollow formed by digging out the earth. 
Screened. To sift, as dirt or gravel, through a screen. 
