EXERCISE 45. A FIELD STUDY OF THE POTATO 



Equipment: A pail; a potato fork and a pair of spring 

 balances. 



Method: Dig ten hills of potatoes. Count and weigh 

 the large, marketable, and the small tubers in each hill. 

 Record the results in the following table : 



Note the variation in the individual hills. Which hill 

 would be the most desirable to save for seed? Would you 



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