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tind as the fhoots, they would have replied, ** that 
*¢ is very probable, but if you had planted whole, ot 
“ cut potatoes, your crop would have exceeded ei- 
“ager!” With my beft wifhes for the profperity 
of the Society, 
I am, fir, your obedient humble fervant, 
EDWARD WHITTLE. 
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FROM THE SAME: 
SIR, , 
r anfwer to your favour of Sept. 8th, I have otily 
to obferve, that I contimie as ufual, to plant only 
the parings of potatoes, and the young fhoots which 
occafionally fpring from the very {mall ones, generally 
left in the ground as good for nothing, and which 
dre feldom picked out, except for the purpofe of 
cleaning the land. Sometimes I have planted them 
in drills, and fometimes in holes made with a ftick, 
covering them with muck; but as to the manner of 
planting, I have never obferved any difference in - 
the crops.—Laft year, indeed, I was from home a 
confiderable part of the year, and I find the potatoes 
were clit in pieces when’ planted, but I have found 
no advantage by it in the prefent crop, i what I 
expected from néw ground. 
When the potatoes are pared for planting, one or 
two eyes fhould be carefully preferved in every piece, 
and a {mall portion of the potatoes, about the fize of 
an horfe-bean to every eye. 
Tam, fir, your obedient humble fervant, 
EDWARD WHITTLE. 
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