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EXPERIMENT I. 
Planted in the field, May the 12th, 1795, one-third of 
an acre with fmall potatoes, about 12 to the pound—the 
produce 40 bags, of 160lb, to the bag.—40 x 160 X 3== 
19200 lb. per acre. 
EXPERIMENT Ii. 
Planted in the Garden the 3d June. 
Produce. Weight. 
No, 1.—3 whole potatoes, 1b. each, having> poratces. Ib. 
76 eyes, planted 4 feet a part, } 117 28% 
and 3 wide _ eats 
2.—4 whole ditto, zlb. each, 32 eyes, 
planted 3 feet each way bs wi 3 = 
3.—12 whole ditto, together 1b. planted . thefe two moftly 
; ; a deftruyed by the 
2 feet apart, in drills 15 inches pigs getting in 
afunder ped to the garden; 
but about 18 ib. 
4.—12 ditto of 1lb. cut inhalf, a foot \ ft uninjured, 
. 2 weighed half @ 
apart, in drills 2 feet afunder pound cache 
5.71 cuttings of large potatoes, 1 eye 
each, 1 foot apart, the drill oh 36 
inches afunder = 
mo I cuttings ditto, with 2 eyes in 
Nach cardi aaa y 174 30 
-each, planted as No. 5 — 
EXPERIMENT Il. 
Planted the 27th of April, 1796. 
_ No. 1.—3]b. of potatoes, 24. to the pounds ate ins 
put in whole — - 
2.—3lb. ditto, 24 tothe Ib. cut in half 126 
3:1 ]b. ditto, 60 to the pound, put in 
' whole rere F sous ee? 
4.—1 lb. ditto, 60 to the pound, cut in 9 
half past we f 8 plants deficient. 
5.—1i000 potatoes, 42 to the pound, 664 
(making near 24lb_) put in silat 
