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Table XLV.— Early Rose. 



Seed. 



Two eyes, small potato 



'• " (same weight), large potato. 



" " (regularly cut), " " 

 Large potato (all eyes cut out but two) 

 Small " size of walnut.. 



Total 

 yield. 



52 

 60 

 Bl 

 85 

 47 



Small. 



9 

 13 

 II 

 15 

 14 



Large. 



43 

 47 

 47 

 70 

 33 



Table XLVI. — Beauty of Hebron. 



Seed. 



Two eyes, small potato ... 



■' (same weight) large potato 

 " " (regular cut) " " 

 Large potato, all eyes cut out but two 

 Small " sizeof walnut _. 



Large. 



36 



43 



47 



65 



28 



In the remarks they state: "The larajest yield was obtained from the 

 large whole potatoes, the smallest from the small tubers. It would seem 

 that the larger amount of food contained in the whole tubers induced a more 

 vigorous growth at the start, causing a greater development of the root 

 system, making the plant better adapted to assimilate the plant food in the 

 soil. 



"If we compare the result between two eyes from the small and large 

 tubers, both of the same weight, we find the balance in favor of seed from 

 large tubers, while the difference between seed pieces from large tubers 

 but different amounts of flesh, is only slightly in favor of the larger 

 pieces." 



WISCONSIN. 



Bulletin No. 22, Wis. Sta., .Jan., 1890. 



" The results of our test with the different amounts of seed appear from 

 the brief tables in which the figures represent the average yield of ten 

 duplicate rows, 50 feet long, planted with each kind of seeding. The 

 variety was purchased for Beauty of Hebrou, but proved to be consid- 

 erably mixed. The seed was planted, one tuber or cutting in a place, 

 April 80, in hills 38 inches apart both ways. The soil and cultivation 

 were the same as described for the variety test. 



