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STATION, 1883. STATION, 1884, Evans, 1884, AVERAGE. 
po ee 
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, Ss 3m se 5m ae o> oe cia 
Mammoth Pearl..... 115 160 Fd lo ASAT A bones aint el bd? 
ANN AGAIE Ss ws di tar Sates Mere ok 2c 1 Oe: | All loess 
Marvel of Beanty.... 84 184 79 104 LU a ay fu 6 
Mountain Rose...... Deon. Ao nau 66 82 195475 65 
New Champion ..... 130 160 86 100°> 837° 86 ~100 115 
New England Beauty. 149 170 GON Oe Oia Goon O1 708 
Oneida Peachblow... 110 165 Estee a hs Nena Seana OOD Bud Be! 
Pennsylvania Belle .. 151 175 Ue Daa Nie BAIR EGE E” 
Pride of America.... 56 91 AGN cd A) area te leaneye als tye 
Red Elephant....... age eO Deol tec Air le Ge LOU 
Rochester Favorite... 141 169 112 124 147 150 188 148 
Rocky Mountain Rose 88 124 106 137 ... ... 9% 182 
hopers No. 4.0.5... 154 204 938 107 1382 144 98 152 
Beopeme NO. f.. 0... terol AG el 29 LO8o SE Pe 
Rose’s New Seedling. 438 88 SO Lomatiees 28 te As Oded bile 
ROO VENT ORT eos. 5... 129 169 129 142 104 122 121 145 
PPT OEE iss sais es 5 « 162 -193 Gbamel lm LOG LOOT) based 
enratoisht 2... 3’, .:.'. 154 180 109 140° 171 4175 145 165 
Peano atrick -....... EAS ee Oona ee LOO ie od Cues, SPO Ae 
Scottish Champion... 36 75 DUD Stee eet eg Oe 
Bordmemme.baldridce 80.94... 62- 66. 41 80 
meer hed -.......- 96 1381 AOE DO ae. . cle Uae 
mrommermpecrialy. 64 (lb 947 0. es 116° 126... 94-110 
Tennessee .........- TIO 2162> 116 144 195-1383 AGIA 
vee urple... ..:.,. 65 106 805.00 91 98s. 64.5095 
Vermont Champion. 47 58 DS Sie OL: 6 Ue A he 
WitkeasETIZG... 6. 6. 92 1382: 1138 145 124 1382 110 1387 
Wall’s Orange...... 133 151 ioe eli ae eee LOU 
White Elephant..... 148 190 96 132 154 162 133 161 
Weobitey star: .~ . a). J LD | 20%. abe MANE SRN git eli Oat eel fai 34: 
White Whipple..... 189 223 Gor (OMe LIS oll On 123. 1a 
Willey’s No. 10..... 96 114 eee ba eee ee DO 
Fperiments with Tubers taken from Productwe and Un-produc- 
tive Hilts. 
It is a well asserted fact that almost all varieties of the potato 
rapidly degenerate in productiveness when grown under farm con- 
ditions. It has been suggested that possibly this decrease in pro- 
lificacy may be due, at least in a degree, to the fact that the major- 
ity of farmers are almost entirely careless in the matter of the 
selection of seed. 
With the view of gathering evidence upon this subject, we se- 
lected in the fall of 1883, the most productive hill, and the least 
