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Yield good potatoes. 
PLAT. Lbs. Ozs. 
MOI Ao cy vale Reh ed: ey Ss ae as Oa el 474 14 
CoS OS EVO MUICHERs, ee wile tin eens o ak 605 12 
CIR Ticateats vive ne 08 TELO GUL s Copare clei uch pate Ori Ne 430 4 
CT UARIRS hati 3 sci bis ss POW MULCH hee eth est isle bon o sts 467 13 
SOE isin. dais oc MG GHOGs c. shane eeee te pits lee 290 0 
MOR MOM cen, vee te ves 457 9 
MEMES Fides ae sa eS t Mulchedii's.. 602% ea tacerc ee hee Wet 260 9 
Nop miulehediua cuss ines. sa sc 44.4. 2 
SER ERIINURGEN 6) «ccc és ECIGHEU serene el ete a vig eg 370 0 
INotanmliGheds tec cea. OF BR be 11 
Mh Die ain a aie ers Mulched feat ier Tee ak Oil, 396 12 
UN OUTDO LGH Desa gi. Weer ht red §22 Eb 
LAR SRCY Ma i i aa a 15 SVN (8) Cea Sige io Neg ae Bille A re ae W 12 
ROG ITLILLGH OC ie a ' siciniietcAyfecaie saa 512 eas 
We thus see that with seven trials on areas of one-twentieth of an 
acre for each method that in no one case have the mulched plats yielded 
the larger crop, and in most cases very manifestly inferior crop. This 
experiment, however, we deem inconclusive, because, as we mentioned 
before, the season was such an unusual one with respect to the atmos- 
pheric moisture that at no time during the year were the conditions 
favorable for the trial, the ridges between the mulching being damp 
instead of being dry, as would have been the case under an ordinary 
season, and the weeds growing to a greater extent than was desirable. 

In our tests for the proper distance of planting we used White Star 
potatoes as heretofore, and single eyes were placed one foot apart in drills 
twenty-two inches and forty-four inches distance. The yields were: 
Good. Small. Rotten. 
C. 14. Drills 44 inches, 605 1lbs.120zs. 61 1bs.11l ozs. 79 lbs. 12 ozs. 
Seopa. 2 inches, 467 1138. i 1190 ri xO (OTs Se A210 
C. 16. Drills 44 inches, 474 “ 4 « GOA Fant okhacnDO) fiat ierd 
One rilia. 22 inches;7430.4 9 45%). 19% Be) BDA, 12,4 
Calculating these results to acre, we have: 
Large. Small. Rotten. Total. 
Apart eatery 2 201.9 bush. 20.6 bush. 26.6 bush. 249.1 bush. 
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It will be thus seen that the indications are that where single eyes 
are used for seed too close planting is no advantage upon soil in fair 
condition of fertility. 

In studying the influence of fertilizer upon the potato crop we are 
hampered by the condition of the soil, which is far from uniform in 
