seasons  this  subjedl  of  moisture  becomes  a  good  deal  of
a  worry  and  water  has  to  be  doled  out  sparingly.  In
certain  localities  around  Greeley  large  reservoirs  have
been  construdled  to  supply  sufficient  irrigation,  and
farmers  living  under  these  reservoirs  are  fortunate  in
being  so  advantageously  situated.  With  short  water
the  need  of  cultivation  becomes  more  imperative  and
must  be  conscientiously  carried  out.
Sweet  Potatoes. — The  most  successful  growers
find  it  best  to  plant  the  seed  in  hotbeds  about  the  last  of
March.  The  seed  will  yield  two  and  three  sets  of
plants,  which  are  transplanted  in  the  open  ground  from
the  first  of  May  to  the  first  of  July.  Seed  potatoes
weigh  from  two  ounces  to  one  pound,  and  the  trans-
planting is  done  when  the  plants  are  eight  to  twelve
inches  long.  The  field  is  plowed  twelve  inches  deep
and  the  rows  are  thrown  up  three  and  one-half  feet
apart,  and  the  plants  are  set  eighteen  inches  apart  in
the  row.  This  requires  8,500  plants  to  an  acre.  The
irrigating  water  follows  closely  upon  the  work  of  trans-
planting, and  in  ten  days  another  irrigation  may  be
given  with  a  good  head  of  water,  which  is  let  on  for
five  or  six  hours.  Irrigations  continue  at  intervals  of
two  weeks  or  oftener,  according  to  the  condition  of  the
weather,  until  the  tubers  are  half  grown,  when  irriga-
tion is  discontinued.  Do  not  put  on  too  much  water,
and  it  should  not  come  up  more  than  two-thirds  the
hight  of  the  ridges,  if  it  can  be  helped.  The  ground
is  not  disturbed  during  the  growing  season  by  cultiva-
tion, but  the  weeds  are  hoed  off  close  to  the  ground
once  or  twice  during  the  season.
