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THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



PROFITABLE POTATO GROWING 



With The Mapes Potato Manure. 



author of tin- Prize Es 



•otato Culture, publish 



rtionsof Franklin County , Mass., Agricult- 

 SuJiDERLAND, MASS., October 17, 1882. 



condition to report in regard to I lie effects of Tun Macks Potato i'KKTTI.IZKlt. 1 look to 

 jndition as near as could lie taken. Planted all pieces April 19tli, and gave them the sann 



pieces of laud i 



size. The land 



alf harrow< 

 Fourth Pi 



If put in t 

 without ai 



First Pieces Yielded at rate of 220 bushels per acre. The potato, 

 er, unite badly cut by the wire-worms and grubs, and quite rough. 

 Second Piece.— Yielded at rate of 316 bushels per acre, of nice. : 

 itatoes. 



Third Piece. -Yielded at rate of 340 bushels per acre, of very lars 

 itatoes, with very few unmarketable ones. 



Fourth Piece.— Yielded at rate of 140 bushels per acre, and a gooi 



: 1 obtained 80 



my small 

 MANl'UK 



;d 176 and 200 I 



Mass., October 25, 1882 



ected this variety because so many people know of its general chararli 

 dry I think the total yield would have been greater, but the cmuparist 



I'op Dressings, etc. Wend for deserip 



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