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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Table V. — Summary of results obtained from Seed of different sizes. 



Whole Tubers < Superior. 



( Timpe's No. 2. 



Pringle's No. 2 _.- 7 Ihn. 1 oz. 



Weight of seed 

 used. 



Averages. 



1 " 5 " 

 ti " 11 " 



5 Ibe. + 



( Pringle's No. 2. 



Half Tubers . . •< Superior 



( Timpe's No. 2. 



Averages. 



( Pringle's No. 2.. 



Quarters \ Superior 



(Timpe's No. 2.. 



3 lbs. 1 oz. 



1 " 8 " 



2 " 12 " 



2 lbs. 7 oz. 



1 lbs. 8 oz. 

 13 " 

 1 •' 6 " 



Averages. 



Eighths. 



■ Pringle's No. 2., 



Superior 



'Timpe's No. 2_. 



Averages. 



( Pringle's No. 2.. 



Single Eyes.. . •< Superior 



(Timpe's No. 2... 



Averages. 



Average whole tubers. . 



Average half tubers. 



Average quarter tubers. 

 Average eighth tubers.. 

 Average single eyes 



1 lbs. 3 oz. 



Weight of mar- Weight of unmar- 

 ketable tubers, i ketable tubera. 



31 lbs. 6 oz. 

 31 " 4 " 

 43 " 3 " 



35 lbs. 4 oz. 



38 lbs. 2 oz. 

 38 " 13 " 

 87 " 8 " 



38 lbs. 2 oz. 



24 lbs. 15 oz. 



32 " 13 " 



33 " 14 " 



30 lbs. 8 oz. 



5 lbs. 



2 " 



i '• 



/ oz. 

 3 " 

 11 •' 



8 " 



35 lbs. 

 38 " 

 3<J " 



26 " 

 21 ■• 



4oz. 

 2 " 



8 " 

 11 " 



11 lbs. 

 7 " 15 oz. 

 5 " 6 " 



8 lbs. 1 OZ.+ 



7 lbs.] 3 oz. 

 3 "13 " 

 7 " 13 " 



6 lbs. 4 oz. 



5 lbs. 



1 " 13 oz. 



6 " 14 " 



4 lbs. 9 oz. 



8 lbs. 1 oz. 



6 " 4 " 

 4 •' 9 *' 

 2 " 15 " 



2 " 5 '• 



Tlie above results were obtained with ordinary level culture on land in a 

 higli state of cultivation, but which had not been manured for two years. 



Contrary to the common belief the yield from the seed end averages about 

 the same as from the middle or the stem end. while the weight of the small 

 tubers was about 70 per cent, as great as from the stem ends and only about 

 55 per cent, of those from the middle. 



This experiment seems to indicate that the seed end is as valuable for 

 planting as any other portion of the tuber. 



Regarding the amount of seed, there can be but one interpretation of the 

 results obtained, as show-n by the average yield from the different varieties, 

 with the pieces of different sizes. The yield gradually declines from the 

 half to the single eye. 



When reckoned for an acre it will be as follows: 



Net gain 

 Size of seed. Amount of seed. Yield jier acre, from using halves- 

 Halves 20bu.l91bs. 317 bu. 



Quarters _ 9 bu. .ChI lbs. 254 bu. 53 bu. 



Eighths . 5bu.441bs. 221 bu. 82 bu. 



Single Eyes 4 bu. 10 lbs. 178 bu. 1^3 bu. 



Whole tubers 41 bu. 40 lbs. 293 bu. 46 bu. 



