EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



F. AVM. RANE AND H. F. HALL. 



The potato aud potato culture has claimed tlie attention of 

 the Horticultural Department of this Experiment Station con- 

 tinuously in recent years, and knowing the great importance of 

 this crop in New Hampshire we oifer the following experiments 

 in addition to those already published in previous reports and 

 bulletins.^ 



I. Eeady-mixed vs. Home-mixed Fertilizers . Page 109 



II. N. Y. and N. J. Formula vs. N. H. Formula " 111 



III. Amount of Potash to Use per Acre . . " 114 



IV. All Fertilizer in Hill rs. One Half in Hill and 



One Half Broadcast ....." 115 



V. With vs. Without Barnyard Manure . . "116 



VI. Plowing vs. Harrowing in Barnyard Manure " 117 



VII. Commercial Fertilizer Above vs. Below Seed " 119 



VIII. Description of Varieties . . . . " 120 



IX. Variety Test .... \ ..'' 125 



X. Modern Culture "126 



Experiment I. 



Co7nparatlve Results from Home-mixed Commercial Fertilizers 

 and Standard Potato Manures [fertilizers) Found on the 

 Market. 



This experiment was the outcome from inquiry as to which 

 method was more economical. Quantities of the so-called 

 potato manures are sold throughout New England for potato 



1 Nos. 41, 48, 63, 73, and 79. 



