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This season the difference in amount of seed per acre has been 
reduced, and the number of different rates of seeding reduced 
from five to three. These changes should have given, other things 
equal, a better total crop and difference enough to show plainly 
the interest of the great majority of farmers in using sufficient 
seed to carry his crop along against all minor obstacles. 
Last year, the “hills” harvested in every row were counted, 
and the percentage of those missing were calculated. This data 
allowed the calculation to a complete stand, which was done, and 
the small amounts of seed thereby shown in a much more credit- 
able light than if actual yields had been used, as the small seed 
was the kind which failed. This year the count was not made, 
and actual yields must be used regardless of what the stand was. 
This prevents any conclusions being drawn from the crop on the 
B plats, on which too much water rotted the seed. 
Some Extracts From Nores RELATING TO THE VARIOUS TRIALS. 
June 30. The growth of vines on Plats B 8, 9 and 10, is much | 
larger than on B 11 and 12. 
- Potatoes on F plats are distinctly showing the difference in 
seeding. 
Whole seeds shows largest tops. 
Halves of larger tubers show smallest tops. 
Quarters of still larger tubers show smallest tops. 
July 9. B plats, showing greater differences from effect of water 
than anything else. 
Some differences appearing where different sizes of tubers were 
planted, were in favor of the larger ones. 
B 10 shows much lighter colored tops than the other B plats, 
due doubtless to lack of nitrogen in its fertilizer. 
F plats.— Different amounts of seed show very plainly in the 
larger growth of tops where there was heaviest seeding. 
Seed from three sources.— Can see no difference in growth of 
tops between the rows of similar seeding from the various sources 
of seed. 
Fertilizer trial— F 7 has the poorest stand of plants, appearing 
like B plats suffering from too much water, and 8 and 9 are 
- somewhat affected. 
July 11.— Foliage on F 5 is darker than on any other, while F 
6 shows palest foliage of any of the whole block of plats. 
