DESCRIPTIVE FORM FOR POTATO SAMPLES— Continued. 



2. (Classroom experiment.) From the supply of potatoes at hand select four large, 

 smooth ones with shallow eyes; four large, smooth ones with deep eyes; four large, rough, 

 knotty ones; four small ones. 



First, weigh each group of potatoes and then peel them. A'fter peeling, weigh each group 

 again. Tabulate data as indicated by the following form: 



3. If sixty pounds of the large, smooth potatoes with shallow eyes are worth $1.00, what 

 are each of the other classes worth, judged from the standpoint of waste in peeling? 



4. Describe what you consider to be a good potato, bearing in mind size, shape, eyes, 

 internal condition, texture of skin, etc. 



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