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ILLUSTRATIONS.
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FIG. 1. Map of the northeastern portion of the United States, showing the ten
leading potato-growing States and their production of potatoes in
million bushels in 1908------------------------------------......................................... 5
2. Potato planter of the picker type---------------------------................................... 9
3. Potato planter of the type operated by two men-------------------.................... 9
4. Horse hoe and hilling attachment on a sulky cultivator used at
Caribou, Me...............................................-------------------------------------------.. 10
5. Tank for hauling spraying mixture to the field, with a two-horse
sprayer in the rear--------------------------------------............................................. 11
6. Digging potatoes near Caribou, Me., showing the heavy elevator dig-
ger and the low-down wagon used---------------------------............................... 12
7. Potato storage cellar at Limestone, Me-------------------------............................. 14
8. Potato digger of one of the simplest types-----------------------.......................... 20
9. Sorting potatoes in the field over a portable screen-------------- ................. -21
10. Pit used for storing potatoes in the field, near Greenville, Mich ..... 22
11. Individual hills of potatoes as they grew in the field, with good and -
poor hills close together---------------------------------- ........................................ 27
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Dodge, Lawrence G. (Lawrence Green), 1882-. Farm Management in Northern Potato Growing Sections, pamphlet, 1909; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85659/m1/4/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.