. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. 448 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS if the potatoes be not frost bitten, improves the keeping qualities of the crop. 425. Methods of harvesting. — The long vines must first be disposed of. They are usually pulled by running a plow on each side of the row. This work is done much more satisfactorily if the hne of plants be barred off with a turn-plow, to the beam of which is attached a rolling. Fig. 195. — Special Plows fob digging Sweet-potatoes. coulter, which cuts the vines close to the row (Fig. 195). The potatoes are then upturned by th
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. 448 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS if the potatoes be not frost bitten, improves the keeping qualities of the crop. 425. Methods of harvesting. — The long vines must first be disposed of. They are usually pulled by running a plow on each side of the row. This work is done much more satisfactorily if the hne of plants be barred off with a turn-plow, to the beam of which is attached a rolling. Fig. 195. — Special Plows fob digging Sweet-potatoes. coulter, which cuts the vines close to the row (Fig. 195). The potatoes are then upturned by the use of a large turn-plow. If the work of harvesting is performed by careful laborers, sorting may be done in the field, the injured and unmarket- able roots being gathered in different baskets from those containing the marketable potatoes. With less careful labor, it is better to gather all potatoes together, sorting them at the place of storage or of packing. Extreme care should be taken to avoid bruising the potatoes, since germs of decay enter through bruises and cuts. One means of reducing bruising consists in gathering the roots in small. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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