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stiff, being composed of blackish mould intermixed with friable 

 fat clay. 



The whole being thus prepared, the seeds were dibbled in at 

 their respective depths, on the 9th of August, 1809, and the 

 produce was taken up on the 30th of November, that is, 113 days 

 after planting. 



The following table of the results, exhibits the produce of each 

 experiment, or 30 feet of rows, in pounds ; the weight of the six 

 largest potatoes ; and the computed acreable produce in pounds, 

 and in bushels. 



