. Potatoes, a money crop, how to grow, fertilize, spray and harvest them at a profit . \ -1^ ■•■ I At work in the potato field with the Two-HoRSE RiDING CULTIVATOR. (By courtesyof the Bateman Manufacturing Company, Grenloch, N. J.). I - ■ , Cutting up a tough sod with the Cutaway Disc Harrow before plowing. Thishelps get the soil into condition quickly after plowing. A heavy sod inverted, forms analmost impervious mat that prevents the upward movement of soil moisture and plantfood in the ground. (By courtesy of The Cutaway Harrow Company, Higganum, Conn.) GOVERNMENT STATISTICS OF THEPOTATO CR
. Potatoes, a money crop, how to grow, fertilize, spray and harvest them at a profit . \ -1^ ■•■ I At work in the potato field with the Two-HoRSE RiDING CULTIVATOR. (By courtesyof the Bateman Manufacturing Company, Grenloch, N. J.). I - ■ , Cutting up a tough sod with the Cutaway Disc Harrow before plowing. Thishelps get the soil into condition quickly after plowing. A heavy sod inverted, forms analmost impervious mat that prevents the upward movement of soil moisture and plantfood in the ground. (By courtesy of The Cutaway Harrow Company, Higganum, Conn.) GOVERNMENT STATISTICS OF THEPOTATO CROP. Table 73.—Average farm price of potatoes per bushel on first of each month, 1911-li North So ith N. Central South Far West-ern States. Month. States. AtlanticStates. AtlanticStates. States eastof Miss. R. States westof Miss. R. CentralStates. 1912 1911 1912 1911 1912 1911 1912 1911 1912 1911 1912 1911 1912 1911 Cts Cts. Cts. CIS. Cts. r;,v. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. January February 94 4 116 3 March 102 n 126 7
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