Cornp:ll IJniveksity, June 1, 1901. 

 Honorable Commissioner of Agriculture, Albany : 



Sir. — The following bulletin contains a summary of the reports 

 from a considerable number of farmers who have cooperated with 

 the College of Agriculture in cultural experiments with potatoes 

 during the seasons of 1899 and 1900. These experiments were 

 under the supervision of Mr. J. L. Stone. The object sought 

 was not so much to discover new facts or methods, as to demon- 

 strate to the farmers the applicability to their soil and conditions 

 of methods in potato culture that have given excellent results on 

 the College grounds. It has been observed that many farmers 

 are slow to adopt the suggestions of the College and it was thought 

 by* locating experiments among them their attention would be 

 better secured and the results obtained would be more impressive 

 than in the case of work done at the College. 



This bulletin is submitted for publication under chapter No. 



430, Laws of 1899. 



I. P. EGBERTS, 



Director. 



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