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increase in favour of the explosive. These results seem to indicate 

 clearly that trials of a large number of well-marked varieties with 



Table I. — Potatos. 





Row. 



Variety. 



No. of 

 Pits. 



Weight of Crop. 

 Large and ^ 

 medium. 



No. of 

 Pits. 



Weight of Crop. 

 Large and gmall. 

 medium. 





A 



Reliance 



9 



lb. oz. 



26 6 



lb, oz. 



0 6 



7 



lb. oz. 



21 3 



lb. oz. 



0 4 





B 



Reliance 



10 



24 2 



I 7 



8 



20 0 



0 4 



w 



C 



Reliance 



9 



27 9 



3 8 



7 



21 5 



0 9 





D 



Gold. 















< 





Perfect. 



6 



2 12 



not weighed 



7 



3 7 



not weighed 



w 



H 



E 



Crimson 















< 





Beauty 



9 



26 2 



0 II 



7 



12 10 



I II 





F 



Reliance 



10 



35 0 





7 



19 9 



I 2 





G 



Reliance 



lo 



24 14 



0 14 



7 



18 0 



I 13 





H 



Reliance 



lo 



^J. 12 



2 2 



7 



IQ 



I II 





I 



Gold. 



















Perfect. 



8 





not weighed 



8 



0 14 





p 



>l 



J 



Reliance 



9 



30 II 



3 10 



7 



27 7 



I 4 



<; 

 H 



K 



Reliance 



lo 



29 12 



I 4 



i ' 



16 0 



1 I 



IME 



L 



Reliance 



9 



30 7 



0 15 



7 



22 15 



3 5 





M 



C. Beauty 



9 



>4 3 



I 10 



7 



15 3 



0 12 



apart 



N 



G. Perfect. 















Asparagus. 



-(S 



0 



G.Perfect. 



10 



6 



12 



— 









8 



5 



p 



G. Perfect. 





















Q 



C. Beauty 



10 



28 



5 



3 8 



7 



15 



2 





0 



R 



Reliance 



10 



41 



14 



4 I 



7 



34 





2 



13 



S 



Reliance 



10 



53 



2 





7 



1 



32 



0 



3 



10 



varying doses of explosive would give important data. The effect 

 of tamping, with and without Hme, is also possibly worthy of trial 

 on a more extended scale. 



