Dec. 189-i.] E^^PERIMENTS IN PLANTING POTATOES. 



177 



The results, which have been calculated to the acre, of these 

 two sets of experiments are shown in the following tables. 



Weight of Seed. 



Per- 

 centage of 

 Failures. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Per- 

 centage of 

 Failures. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Imperator. 



Athens. 



Tubers of 3^ oz. planted whole 

 „ „ cut into two 



portions _ - _ 

 Tubers of 7 oz. cut into two 



portions _ _ _ 

 Tubers of 10| oz. cut into three 



portions " - 



7o 



2 

 0 

 7 

 12 



Cwts. 

 311 



234 



266 



189 



7o 



3-6 

 1-2 



0 

 9 



Cwts. i 

 278 j 



223 



262 



200 1 



Tubers of If oz. Two tubers 



planted together 

 Tubers of 1 oz. Three tubers 



planted together 



1 

 0 



294 

 217 



0 

 0 



277 1 

 249 



Experiment o/ 1892. 



Weight of Seed. 



Yellow Rose. 



Idaho. 



Tubers of 3^ oz. planted whole 

 „ „ cut into two 



portions 

 Tubers of 7 oz. cut into two 



portions - 

 Tubers of 10^ oz. cut into three 



portions - 

 Tubers of if oz. Two tubers 



planted together 

 Tubers of 1 oz. Three tubers 



planted together 



7o 



Cwts. 



7o 



Cwts. 



2 



100 



0 



144 



5 



81 



1 



112 



10 



87 



2 



128 



7 



76 



10 



117 



5 



96 



8 



106 



4 



87 



6 



100 



Finally, in 1893, four other varieties were subjected to similar 

 comparative experiments ; the results, calculated to the acre, 

 appear in the two tables below : — 



Weight of Seed. 



Idaho. 



Blue Giant. 





7o 



Cwts. 



7o 



Cwts. 



Tubers of 3| oz. planted whole 



3 



216 



10-5 



186 



„ cut into two 











portions . _ 



15 



153 



10-5 



233 



Tubers of 7 oz. cut into two 











portions - 



4-5 



188 



15 



238 



Tubers of 10^ oz. cut into three 











portions _ _ _ 



13-5 



164 



12 



150 



Tubers of If oz. Two tubers 

 planted together 











1-5 



213 



9 



211 



Tubers of I oz. Three tubers 











planted together 



0 



240 



10-5 



213 



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