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Show PLANTING DRY LAND POTATO Good Plan to Mark Field Both Wayi nd to Plant Tuber at Cross Mark to Save Labor. 'Wy V. !. I'lTi'll, ("nlnrti'lo Asrl.-u'tursl Experience has proven that tho dry-lander dry-lander kIiouM plant both early and lute varieties of potatoen, to catch the f aixni at one i ii. I or the other. Karly Ohlos i(fe been MiOHt 1aiit-l for I mily. Imt ulim th dltchare apt to I be ruMy 1! hIi. iI from mil boat In I a dry summer, lrlhh Cobblers are bitter tu thin recpeet, and ylfld mora In a good year. Pearls mostly are planted for late. It In a good plan on dry land to mark tli Held both ways and to plant the potatoes at the iron mark, and cultivate them both ways, so aa to reduce hand work. It U rinky to plant on ground In a dry year with a dried out subsoil; but with a good spring and a subsoil In good condition, wide tpacing make potatoes fairly sure where leaf roll hat not appeared. There are many excellent dry land regions for potato growing In the . western half of Colorado, and the ta-bb ta-bb land of the northeast have pro duced good cropa. New settlers la . the plalna In the southern part of the states should be cautloua, aa potatoes have been a complete failure In nios placet In that region. : Iry lands, notably the Arkansas divide, di-vide, have suffered severely from potato po-tato leaf roll, and new settlers should make careful Inquiry regarding their neighbors' experience In 1911 and 1912 before giving much land or work to potatoes. Nearly every new comer seems to have to learn for himself that we have ' conditions and localities where It Is 1 cheaper to purchase potatoes at the ' atore than to try to raise them. |