REPORTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS 



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SULLIVAN COUNTY 



Name op Grower. Soil. 



Variety and Yield Per Acre of Each. 



IFf/i. D. Lear, So. Cornish. — "The potatoes you sent were planted on land 

 that was broken in June, last year, and sowed to Hungarian, manured in the 

 fall, and plowed in. In the spring was harrowed, and planted the first week 

 in May. They were dug the last of August and first of September. Leon- 

 ard's Favorite (44) were no good, one half scabby; also Sir William (65) of 

 last year. The remainder will try again" 



Geo. L. Deming, Cornish.—"- The potatoes sent me last spring were planted 

 on April 22 on a piece of early land sloping to the south and east. The soil 

 was a greensward, and the only manure was applied in the hill, being horse 

 manure, one shovelful in two or three hills, and about the usual amount of 

 phosphate. When the potatoes came up, they were liberally dressed with 

 ashes. I had a large growth of vines. I think I erred in using horse manure 

 in the hill ; think it better to plow it under ; it also has tendency to cause 

 scab. Of the varieties received two years ago, the W^hite Star (72) were very 



