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three cwt. of feed was confumed in each. In that of the 

 eyes, about 75 lbs. In that of the flioots no feed was con- 

 fumed, though perhaps rendered of lefs value. 



The produce was as follows : 



Bcjhcts Sacks Rajkeft Sack} 



Whole potatoes 47 or 1 5 1 

 Shoots - - Zli- i4 



Cuttings or fetts 33 or 1 1 

 Scooped eyes - 27 9 



The foil was a thin, fandy, freeftone gritt, ftoncy, and 

 without manure; the previous crop turnip cabbages, alfo 

 without manure. 



I mufi here flate the method in which I procured the 

 fiioots for this experiment. 



I had tried the metiiod fo warmly recommended by the 

 Dublin Society, and the Rev.Mr. Maunsell, but without 

 fuccefs. The flioots taken from the potatoe pits, and cut 

 in proper lengths, either died entirely, or came up very 

 weakly, and produced only very fmall bulbs : nor have I 

 met with one perfon, of the many who have tried this me- 

 thod within my knowledge, that has fucceeded. This in- 

 duced me to try the effect of Ihoots that had become green 

 and ftrong by getting above ground. Accordingly, laft year 

 I laid a quantity of potatoes in a trench dug for the pur- 

 pofe, putting a little litter in the bottom, placing the pota- 

 toes thinly, and covering them with litter and mould upon 

 that to the tliicknefs of three or four inches. As foon as 

 the flioots got three or four inches above the furface of the 

 ground, I had them tranfplanted into ground ready prepared 

 to receive them. The plantation was extremely luxuriant 

 the whole fummer, and the produce good ; but the bulbs 

 much larger than thofe planted in the ufual way. This 

 method of procuring fhoots I adopted this year; and a judge- 

 ment may be formed of its fuccefs, by comparing the pro- 

 diKe of that plot with that of the others ; and attending to 

 the remarks I fl^iall prefently make upon it. 



Reviarks 



