88 



4lh Row. Seeded with 1 seed end to each hill ; product, 3 bs. 

 and small size. 



5th Row. Seeded with butt end to each hill ; product, 5 bs., and 

 good size. 



6th Roic. Seeded with one-half potato to each hill ; product, 4J 

 bs., and middle size. 



Ith Row. Seeded with 2 common size potatoes to each hill ; 

 product, 6 bs., and varied sizes. 



8th Roio. Seeded with 1 pink-eyed potato to each hill ; product, 

 3 bs., and fine size. 



9th Row. Seeded with 1 black kidney-shape, to each hill ; pro- 

 duct, 4i bs., and fine size. 



Remarks. — The first seven rows were planted with the Burr or 

 flesh-colored potatoes. The first row produced decidedly the hand- 

 somest potatoes for size, and I should say that they were the most 

 profitable. All were manured and cultivated alike. 



Result of ff teen Experiments made at Dover, (N. H.) A. D. 1813, of 



seeding Potatoes, consisting of twenty hills — the rows three feet 

 apart, hills two feet, without any manure, on sandy loam that had 

 been two years planted. 



Description of the seed as put into the ground. 



^■is 



^1 



Two whole potatoes, .... 15 



One do. ...... 7 



Two do, cut in halves, latitudinally, 15 



One do. do. do. 7 



'i'he eyes of two potatoes which weighed 12 oz. 3 



The eyes of one do. do. 1 



One potato cat in quarters, longitudinally, 7 



Half do. do. do. 3 



Half do. cut in halves, do. 3 



One quarter of a j)otato, ... 1 

 Four ))otatioe8, whole wt. 1 oz. each, produce 



small size, 



Two do. do. do. rather small, \ 2 



One do. do. do. good size, 1 



The sprout end of two potatoes, J of each, 5 



One potato, weight 6 oz. eyes cut out, . 7 



68 

 Gain by manuring, 



80 

 48 

 61 

 55 

 28 

 20 

 56 

 35 

 37 

 32 



35 

 31 

 42; 

 33 



632 

 143 



