196 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Field E (Potatoes). 



This field is 2(30 feet loiio; and 48 feet 

 wide; it contains .^8() acres. The field 

 was ploughed April I'Q. The follow- 

 ing fertilizer was applied April 27 : 250 

 pounds fine-ground bone, 75 pounds sul- 

 phate of potash, high grade, ninety-five 

 per cent, (rate of 600 pounds bone, 200 

 pounds sulphate of potash, high grade, 

 per acre approximately). 



At the northern part of the field were 

 a few rows of violets under the care of 

 Professor Humphrey. The remainder of 

 the field (.26 acres) was planted to pota- 

 toes (variety Beauty of Hebron), April 

 30, in rows two and one-half feet apart. 

 Seven l)ushels of seed were used. On 

 account of the cold weather the potato 

 plants did not appear above ground until 

 May 28. August 4 the potato tops liegan 

 to die, and August 15 the tubers were 

 dug. They were more or less scabby 

 and rather poor in quality ; total yield 



2,775 pounds (10,673 pounds, or 212 bushels, to the 



acre). 



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