200 



THE POTATO, 



WEIGHT OF POTATO CROPS. 



TO ASCERTAIN, BY WEIGHING TWENTY, THE WE[GHT PER ACRE 

 OF POTATOES : 



. -Ii the produce of 20 Potato stools, or of 20 Turnips, 

 growing 12 inches apart from each other, weigh 0'642 of a lb., then the 

 prod uc 3 per acre is 1,400 Ibs. ; if 1*285, then 2,8QO Ibs per acre; and 

 so on. The secqnd cqlumn shows the number of plants per acre ; at 12 

 inches distant each way, the number is 43,56Q 



DRAINAGE, 



