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Dry matter in food consumed. 
Day preceding. Day salted. 
BLO» oo ms «142 Perel ters ie CP aie tole 86.88 lbs. 83.38 lbs. 
SRM Syn lei ehIe e's a'po) Sue sini oes qa 8 84.60 < 85.09.15 
IMIR EVE OES... tue in talks gal pest the CPUs i, 
MET SPM cides she t's 5. 5 hes oh lav lacy ad'p es 48.62 50.02 < 
February 4. Food changed on February 4. 
DMEM Soe ees og tae Bak es Bales 48.03 48.29 << 
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The effect of the salt is to at once increase the amount of water 
drank, while the influence is also to increase the amount of dry food 
consumed to a slight yet apparent extent. 
POTATOES. 
According to the census for 1880, the potato production of the State 
of New York was thirty-three million six hundred and forty-four 
thousand eight hundred and seven bushels from three hundred and 
forty thousand five hundred and thirty-six acres of ground; exceeding 
in. amount of yield the aggregate for the two next largest potato grow- 
ing States, Pennsylvania and Ohio, by four million six hundred and 
forty thousand seven hundred and seventy-three bushels. The import- 
ance of the potato crop, as thus shown, justifies the careful attention 
of the station, whereby it may be ascertained in what way waste can 
be prevented or crop increased. The amount of seed used per acre 
may, at a very moderate estimate, be calculated at twelve bushels per 
acre, or four million eighty-six thousand four hundred and thirty-two 
bushels for the State. If then by cutting the seed into smaller divis- 
ions we can save one-half of this seeding, a very small estimate, with- 
out diminishing the crop, we have a saving of over two million bushels, 
which, at thirty cents a bushel, would represent over $600,000. It is 
this view of the situation which gives a promience in our experiments 
to the influence of the seed used. Our last year’s experiments showed 
a manifest gain in quantity and quality of crop from the use of single 
eyes. This year the verification fails, as ordinary cuts and whole 
potatoes both yielded larger crops than did the single eyes. 
Thus, in plats I. B., one to five, each of one-tenth acre area, three 
rows were planted with single eyes, three with cut potatoes, and three 
with whole potatoes. The yield from each of the thirtieths of an acre 
was as below. ‘The variety, the White Star. 
Large Potatoes. 
From single eyes. Ordinary cuts. Whole potatoes. 
COS Ge eae . 248 lbs. loz 284]bs. 8o0zs. 359 lbs. 6 ozs. 
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