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SWEET POTATOES. 
plants Pale tubers in paying quantities. The tubers te 
last year were packed in dry road dust and stored in a room Ww: 
an average temperature of 60° Fahr. At intervals through t 
Na that time. We succeeded in keeping enough tubers over to st 
‘ plants from this year, and hope to acclimate them so that the 
may be ey with very little trouble. ‘ 
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and left on the kiln fifty-two hours, being turned at intervals. — 
The accompanying table will give the percentage of water evapo-— a 
rated from them. These varieties will be tested through the : 
winter to ascertain if drying has had the effect of making ince! 
| more palatable. ps 
. When the potatoes were growing last season they attracted the 
attention of a number of farmers in this vicinity, and there was a : 
large demand for plants this spring. The Station gave to all who - 
asked for them plants enough to make a test on their different 
j soils. There has been a number of reports from those who had _ 
: plants from the Station, and, without exception, all are pleased : | 
/ with the results. Those who planted on sandy soil speak of them — : 
. as being as fine in quality as those shipped from the South, and | 
very productive. If the rot of the sweet potatoe, which hasbeen 
quite prevalent in the South, continues, it may be that the culture a i) 
of them in this State will become a leading industry, as they are a 
free from any disease thus far in our tests. 
