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with hilling up, the gain during this, a dryer season, being nearly twice as large 

 as during the preceding wet season. The gain from spraying against blight would 

 have been no doubt much larger had the potatoes been sprayed as often as good 

 practice demands. 



The following table gives the time of sprouting and blossoming as well as the 

 time when edible and when fully ripened, the date of sprouting being the time 

 when the rows could be distinguished: 



The potatoes were cultivated June 10, 16 and 24, July 5, 12 and 19, the hilling 

 up being partly done July 12 and finished July 19. Those cultivated level received 

 one more cultivation July 25. The vines were sprayed July 1 and 20, and about 

 one-third w-ere sprayed July 23. The yields are given in the following tables: 



Table of Fall Planted Potatoes. 



Table of Spring Planted Potatoes. 



