34 



Bushels 

 Richardson Whites — amount brought over 20§ 



Nu. 14. 2 rows — middling size, two in a hill, yielded • 6 

 15. 2 rows — middling size, three in a hill, yielded - 7| 



Ten rows of this kind yielded - bushels 33| 



4. IMiite Potatoes, raised from Seed of Green Balls. 

 No. 19. 1 row — <)6 hills, with the eyes of one large potatoe 



only, planted in each hill, yielded - - 2| 



20. 1 row — 66 hills, one large potatoe in a hill, yielded 3| 



21. 2 rows — 132 hills, one large potatoe cut in four 



pieces, planted in each hill, yielded '• - 6t 



Four rows of this kind yielded - bushels 12j^ 

 Whole amount - 197 J bushels. 



With regard to placing the potatoes upon or imder the dung, I 

 eonld perceive no difference in the yield. I v^-as disappointed in 

 finding that the cut potatoes, and middling sized potatoes, yielded 

 better than the large potatoes that were planted whole. I could 

 discover that the produce of the large potatoes, that were planted 

 whole, were generally of a larger size than the others, but not so 

 numerous, or near so valuable for the table. The pieces of the po- 

 tatoes that were cut, were placed in the hills about eight inches 

 apart. The middling sized potatoes were placed about the same 

 distance apart. There was nearly the same quantity of Potatoes, 

 in each kind, planted in a row. I am of the opiaion, that it w^ould 

 have been well to have spread a part of my manure upon the land, 

 if it had been fmo enough for that purpose. And think it would 

 have been well to have put one third part more seed on the land. 

 I used between fourteen and fifteen bushels of seed in planting. 



JESSE PUTNAM. 



Danvers, Dec. 1, 1829. 



Essex, ss. Dec. 2S, 1829. Then Jesse Putnam made oath, 

 that the foregoing statement by him subscribed, is to the best of his 

 knowledge and belief, correct and true, before me, 



JoRN W. Vroctoj^, Justice of the Peace. 



