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grating in a tub, or, better, long trough. Fill half 

 the trough with water, place the floating grating on 

 this, then throw in the potatoes, stir and rub them 

 with a besom, or hard brush, and in a short time the 

 potatoes will be cleaned, and the dirty parts will have 

 sunk below the grating. If the cooked potatoes are 

 allowed to dry, and are then tightly rammed into an 

 air-tight tub, or bin, they will keep good for a long 

 time. Cooked potatoes are readily eaten by all kinds 

 of stock, and poultry thrive on them. They are 

 particularly suitable for horses which are being got up 

 for sale, as they give a sleek appearance to the skin 

 and a brightness to the coat. 



Specific Gravity of Potatoes. 



The specific gravity of the potato is a guide to the 

 amount of feeding matter contained in it. Dr. Munro 

 and Mr. E. S. Beaven, hon. sec. to the Wilts C. C., 

 under whom the Warminster experiments have been 

 conducted, make the following remarks on the specific 

 gravities of varieties experimented upon : 



"TABLE OF OBSERVED SPECIFIC GRAVITIES. 



