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inches apart. The third 10 rows had Bradley's Fertilizer ap- 

 ph'ed in the same manner, and the same amount as the Stock- 

 bridge and seeded tlie same way. The whole 30 rows were 

 planted with Clark's No. 1 Potatoe and covered as near alike as 

 possible. The next 20 rows were manured with Stockbridge 

 and Bradley's alternately in the rows, and well mixed with the 

 soil before dropping the seed. The following kinds of potatoes 

 were planted, five rows each. Bliss' Triumph, Dunmore, St. 

 Patrick and Early Ohio. The piece was cultivated and hoed 

 twice during the season. 



On the 25th of June, seed of my new Hybrid Squash was 

 planted in the spaces left for the purpose, eight feet apart, in 

 ■every third row, where the potatoes were planted. A handful 

 €f Stockbridge for squashes was scattered in the hill and 

 mixed with the soil, and the seed dropped and covered with 

 moist dirt, one inch deep. Special care was taken to cover 

 the seed with moist dirt as the soil was very dry. The seed 

 came up quickly, and the plants grew very rapidly. The 

 squash vines were not troubled with bugs or maggots at the 

 roots, and grew finely throughout the season, and were hoed 

 twice without cultivating. 



The squashes were gathered the second week in October, 

 and were estimated to be more than 10 tons to the acre. 



After the squashes were gathered the potatoes were dug, and 

 the following is the result of the experiments : 



The five rows of Clark's No. 1 potatoes, on stable manure, 

 and planted with small whole potatoes, gave 16 bushels. 



The five rows of Clark's No. 1, on stable manure, planted 

 with 2 eyes to a piece, gave 14 bushels. 



The 10 rows of Clark's No. 1 on Stockbridge, planted 2 

 eyes to a piece, gave 27 bushels. 



The 10 rows of Clark's No. 1 on Bradley's, planted 2 eyes to 

 a piece gave 26 bushels. 



The result of the 20 rows planted with 4 varieties of pota- 

 toes and manured alternately with Stockbridge and Bradley's, 

 appears rather singular ; as the two early varieties on Brad- 



