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ground, and thereby keep well ahead of the weeds and 

 bugs, — one that by keeping green and thrifty until well 

 into August will keep the weeds and worms in check 

 until the farmer is ready to harvest, — is, in my opinion, 

 the variety the farmer wants for a part of his crop, at 

 least. The Late Sunset comes nearer to what I want 

 a potato to do than any variety I have ever grown, but it 

 has some failings, and I must prospect more before I can 

 recommend it very highly. 



The fertilizer used produced 20 bushels per acre for $10 

 worth used. If we trust the grass to pay one-half of the 

 bill, 25 cents worth of fertilizer gave a bushel of potatoes 

 — 10 3-4 cents worth of barn manure produced a bushel. 

 I have never made an experiment with a fertilizer which 

 has not proved our cellar manure to be worth $20 or more 

 per cord. 



The excuse I make for callins; the attention of the com- 

 mittee to so small a crop of potatoes is the fact that they 

 were grown under conditions of drought and rust, which 

 caused a large part of the crops in our town to fail to pay 

 expenses of cultivation. 



Ansel W. Putnam. 



Asylum Station, Mass. 



This certifies that I measured two lots of land for Ansel 

 W. Putnam. The lot planted with early potatoes is 20 

 rods long by 4 rods wide — contents 80 square rods. The 

 lot planted with late potatoes is 21 rods long by 5 3-4 rods 

 wide — contents 120 3-4 rods. 



Joshua W. Nichols. 



Asylum Station, Nov. 1, 1886. 



