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Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
POTATOE-CULTURE. 
BY H. H. HOWLETT, BARABOO. 
By request, I give to the public the result of my labor during 
the past season, in the cultivation of this valuable esculent. 
The soil selected for my potatoe-field is what is known as heavy 
timber-land or clay-loam, having been cleared and under cultiva¬ 
tion for the past twelve years. Last spring I cleared the field of 
corn-stubble, and applied ten loads of well-rotted barn-yard ma¬ 
nure per acre, which I turned under, plowing about nine inches 
deep; harrowed well and then used a clod-crusher, which left the 
field smooth and mellow. I then marked my rows two by four 
feet, and cut tubers to single eyes; rolled them in land-plaster, plant¬ 
ing about four inches deep, two eyes in each hill. I have kept a 
record of the number of eyes planted of each variety; also weighed 
the product soon after the} 7 were dug. Have allowed sixty pounds 
per bushel, and 5,444 hills to the acre. Planted all varieties May 
15 to 18, with the exception of Alpha, Eureka, and Acme, which 
were planted June 10. Made two applications of Paris-green and 
land-plaster; one part of the former to thirty parts of the latter, 
which saved the crops from being destroyed by the Colorado beetle. 
Cultivated deep and clean, using the double-shovel plow three times; 
hoed twice; hilled at last hoeing. 
Table showing average yield of different varieties. 
Name of variety. 
* 
Number of eyes. 
Number of hills. 
Average yield per 
hill. 
Total yield. 
Rate per acre. 
Quality. 
Early Goodrich. 
10S 
54 
Lbs. 
1 1-6 
Lbs. 
90 
Bus. 
105 
Poor. 
Rose. 
144 
72 
2 61-72 
205 
153 
Excellent. 
June. 
80 
40 
i}4 
45 
102 
Poor. 
Monsees. 
140 
70 
3 26-35 
262 
338 
Good. 
No-blow. 
92 
46 
o 
92 
181 
Good. 
Extra Early Vermont. 
110 
55 
3 19-55 
184 
274 
Excellent. 
Favorite. 
128 
64 
2 61-64 
169 
266 
Excellent. 
Alpha, 34 pound. 
68 
34 
2 
68 
181 
Excellent. 
Snowflake, 1 pound. 
Eureka, y> pound. 
66 
33 
5 28-33 
193 
530 
Excellent. 
74 
47 
2 34-37 
108 
258 
Excellent. 
Brownell’s Nonesuch. 
144 
72 
2 34-35 
210 
269 
Excellent. 
Brownell’s Beauty. 
94 
47 
4 23-47 
191 
365 
Good. 
