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Table VIII. — Influence of the Potash Compounds upon the Amount op 



Starch in the Potato. 



Potatoes grown with Muriate of Potash. — Plats 1-5 and 11-15. 



None 



500 pouuds 



1,000 pounds 



1,500 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



Average fertilized plats 



Perct. 

 13.5 

 14.4 

 14.4 

 13.1 

 13.1 



13.7 



Potatoes grown with Sulphate of Potash. — Plats 6-10 and 16-20. 



None 



500 pounds 



1,000 pounds 



1,500 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



Average fertilized plats . 



15-2 

 15.3 

 15 5 

 14.9 

 14.8 



15.2 



