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eight potatoes cut to two or more eyes; and eight pieces cut to one eye; 

 uuweighed and planted one foot apart. 



"The productive results concur with those of previous years; the larger 

 the seed planted, the greater the yield. The economical results are, how- 

 ever, different. To determine these an account must be taken of the seed 

 planted and the net yield per acre determined. In this calculation a 

 farmer's acre of 70 yards square is assumed for convenience. The rows 

 were three feet apart and the potatoes dropped one foot apart. This gives 

 1,456 hills per acre." 



Table XLII. — Results from different varieties and different amounts of seed. 



Varieties and amonntB of seed. 



Early Rose: 

 One eye 



Two or more eyes, cat. 



Whole, mediom 



Whole, large 



Boston Peerless: 



One eye 



Two or more eyes, cat . 



Whole, medium 



Whole, large 



Beauty of Hebron : 



One eye 



Two or more eyes, cat . 



Whole, medium _. 



Whole, large 



Rural Blush : 



One eye 



Two or more eyes, cat . 



Whole, medium 



Whole, large 



Extra Early Vermont : 



Oneeye 



Two or more eyes, cut. 



Whole, medium 



Whole, large 



Rv.'iette : 



One eye 



Two or more eyes, cut . . 



Whole, medium 



Whole, large 



Burbank : 



One eye. -- .. 



Two or more eyes, cut . 



Whole, medium 



Whole, large 



Average for 7 varieties: 



One eye 



Two or more eyes, cut- 

 Whole, medium 



Whole, large.- 



Net 

 large, 

 above 

 seed. 



242.5 

 227 

 244 

 229.5 



199 



315 



254 



214 



199 



234 



235.5 



198 



137 



135 



162 



246.5 



153 

 163 



123.5 

 124.5 



138 

 232 



230 

 168 



111 

 197 



150.5 

 191 



168 

 215 

 199.5 

 196 



"From the above it would seem that while total production is in direct 

 proportion to the size of seed planted, the net yield, after deducting seed 

 planted, varies but little. It is doubtful whether on a large scale pieces of 

 potatoes larger than four eyes or smaller than two eyes, will be found of 

 the most profitable use as seed." 



