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Table XV. — Profits from the marketable average for three years. 



Seed. 



Single eyes ... 

 Eignth potato. 

 Fourth potato 

 Half potato... 

 Whole potato.. 



Net value 

 of large. 



$41 85 

 49 49 

 52 05 



60 0(> 



48 87 



We quote conclusions as to yields: "The average yield for the three 

 years gives about the same results, except that the past season, for the rea- 

 son given, was unusually favorable for the whole tubers." As to profits, 

 the single eyes gave least of all, and next to these came the ivhole poiato; 

 these were slightly exceeded by the eighth potato. The profit from the 

 quarter potato was somewhat greater than that from the eighth, but the 

 half gave by far the greatest profit of all. It will be observed that the 

 quantity of seed used was larger than in most of our other experiments. 



An experiment for the purpose of determining the best distance apart 

 was reported in the same bulletin. Since the results throw some additional 

 light on this question of amount of seed, we have inserted the results as 

 given together with the net profits. 



Table XVI. — Yields and profits at different distances. 



What is particularly striking is that for every distance apart the same 

 increased yield with the greater amount of seed is shown; that whatever 



