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Show low the crowns. When these crowns are thoroughly dry, tho plowing is thon done at tho desired depth. Adherents Adher-ents of this practice maintain that fewpr of tho roots begin growth to cau;e trouble with inter tillage the, next season. Frequently crowning is don in the fall and plowing, parly J the noxt spring. Where breaking cannot can-not bo done until spring, it needs to be done thoroughly and just as early as possible. It may also bo necessary to use compacting implements to conserve con-serve moisture and to promote decay. Applying Manure, Farm manure for potatoes may bu applied to a previous crop, such as! corn, beets, or garden sturf. It may be added as a thin coaling after bpamj or an alfalfa or grass Bod previous) to breaking. Another growing prac lice among successful growers Is tho i fall or winter application on fall plowed plow-ed :and. .Turning under In the fall Ip preferred, but to leave the manure on the plowed ground all winter to be worked Into the soil In spring with a disk Is also counted satisfactory. If Lhe land Is not fall plowed, It is still good practice to apply the manuro in Lhe fall or during tho winter, even on top of snow. Unless tho land Is oteop anJ compact, so badly erodod as to form channels, or frozen under iho mow there will be little loss from, tho :arrylng away of manure in the rain-Dr rain-Dr when the snow melts. Land ma-lured ma-lured in, this way is best plowed as ;arlvas possible in spring; If for any reason fall or winlor ap-illcatlon ap-illcatlon is not made, tho manure should be added at the earliest possi-l jle time In spring It In also advisable J lot to use manure containing much I enough broken down to bo in a sitf P of aciive decay. Moderate quantities of manure Daw g givon better results for ordinary I j ta'.o crops than either vory light oi FS tremely heavy applications. ru" g farms sometimes apply 10 to 60 wj J of fresh manure to the acre, but K " j 20 tons Is likely to be more satliac tory, at least for general farming- j I manure shoudl be spread over it s land at the time it is being bandiU ou a and as uniformly as possible. MJur f spreaders are moro'cfflcient than iaw g spreading. To make small pH 'o CJ S scattered later in another opera'W" "v wasteful of labor, and since u P a vents uniform distribution It u " l wasteful of manure .Much of tn i g tilizlng elements Is leached wM soil directly beneath the pile. mJ 1 only the resistant remnant to dc sr m tcrod. especially If theso piles are i for any great length of time. 1JJ" g and shcop manure deterloraie w m rapidly in piles than do cam g. hog manure. . (This is tho fourth of a aerie Jjj five articles on potato culture. TS, fifth will be published tomorrow.! |