the reason that commercial farmers cut the seed potatoes is that seed is expensive, and size follows the law of diminishing returns. we would always try to get a 2 oz seed piece. smaller and there isn't enough stored energy for the young plant, bigger and you are wasting seed. commercially seed is cut with a machine and dusted with a fungicide, but if you're talking about a garden, just cut it and plant it. the most important thing is to start with disease-free tubers and plant into land that doesn't have a history of disease. rotation, rotation rotation!! it's also fine to let the cut surfaces heal ("suberize") for a few days before planting it, but be careful about piling freshly cut potatoes in a bucket or bag- they can heat up, so you may have to dump them out into another bag from time to time, or better yet, when you first cut them, lay them out in thin layers to stay cool until they heal.
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