REPORTS ON POTATOES. 



ONE-EIGHTH ACRE RAISED BY A BOY. 



The land on which my potatoes were raised has been in grass for 

 the last five years, without an^' fertilizer. It was plowed in the fall 

 and a good coat of manure well harrowed in in the spring. From 

 two to three bags of Chittenden's Complete Fertilizer to the acre was 

 sown in the drill. The potatoes were then dropped two feet apart 

 and covered by hand. The potatoes were hoed twice with a horse 

 hoe and twice by hand. One-eighth acre yielded '2Q^ bushels pota- 

 toes. I think the yield would have been better if we had not had so 

 much rain. Edward C. West, 14 years old. 



ONE-HALF ACRE. 



The land on which the potatoes were raised was in grass the pre- 

 vious five years without any fertilizer. It was plowed in the fall, 

 and manured in the spring at the rate of 25 loads per acre. This 

 was harrowed in and one bag of Chittenden's Fish and Potash sown 

 in the drill. The potatoes were then dropped two feet apart in the 

 row and five rows to the rod. They were horse hoed twice. 



Dr. 

 To 12 loads manure, $18 00 



167 lbs. fish and potash, 2 75 



