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There is a decided increase in the profits all along the line. The profits 

 from the whole potato are nearly twice as great as those for the one eye. 

 We have previously mentioned the fact that the prices seem to run to 

 extremes; that is, when the siaring price is low the price in the fall is 

 almost certain to be high, and vice versa. This fact considered in con- 

 nection with the above table would seem to indicate that it is profitable to 

 plant whole potatoes when their price is low. 



NEW YORK. 



FROM "THE NEW POTATO CULTURE." 

 BY E. S. CARMAN. 



The following tables and notes are taken from Mr. E. S. Carman's 

 admirable little book on " The New Potato Culture." Special attention. is 

 called to Mr. Carman's remarks on amounts of seed. 



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TESTS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF EYES TO THE PIECE. 



Conditions of the experiment: 

 Variety, Improved Peachblow and White Star. 

 Amounts of seed, one eye, two eyes, three eyes, four eyes. 

 Method of planting, strong eyes, in hills 1 foot by 3 feet apart. 



Table XIX. — White Star. — Different numbers of eyes to the 2)iece. 



Table XX. — Improved Peagiibl.ow.— Different numbers of eyes to the piece. 



Seed. 



One eye 



Two eyes... 

 Three eyes. 

 Four eyes.. 



Total 

 yield. 



171.45 

 252 

 292..50 

 322.66 



