ON THE CULTIVATION OF POTATOES. 65 



V. White Potatoes, in Hills, on Manure. 

 19. Small potatoes, 3 in a hill, 9| 



i-20. Middling size, 2 in a hill, 8| 



21. Large potatoes, cut, 3 pieces in a hill, lOi 



-28i 



VI. Chenagoes, in Hills, on Manure. 



22. Small potatoes, 3 in a hill, 8^- 



23. Middling size, 2 in a hill, 9f 



24. Large potatoes, cut, 8i 



-27i 

 VII. Chenangoes, Manure ploughed in. 



25. Small potatoes, one foot apart in the row, 8i 



26. Middling size, do. 9^ 



27. Large cut, do. 8 



— 25X 

 VIII. White Potatoes, Manure ploughed in. 



28. Small potatoes, one foot apart in the row, 7J- 



29. Middling size, do. 7|^ 



30. Large cut, do. 8 



-23f 

 Whole number, 255| bushels. 

 The single drills were two feet nine inches apart, the double 

 drills four feet, the hills three feet 6 inches apart. 



The potatoes from the small white seed were not so large, 

 but more numerous. Those from the hills and where the 

 manure was ploughed in were of the best size. 

 Newbury, Sept. 29th, 1831. 



RICHARD JAQUES. 



SAMUEL GRAY'S STATEMENT. 



TO THE COMMITTEE ON EXPERtMENTS IN ) 

 THE RAISING OF POTATOES. ) 



Gentlemen, — 



I exhibit for your inspection six sorts of Potatoes, 

 the second year from the seeds or balls. The balls were 

 gathered in the Autumn of 1829, the seeds were separated. 



