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productive hill respectively from ten of the varieties of potato in the 
Station garden. 
On the 8th of May last, the largest and the smallest tuber respec- 
tively, from each of these selected hills were cut to single eyes, and 
planted in the garden, under the conditions noted for the list of 
varieties ; the cuttings of each tuber forming a short row by them- 
selves. Thus, there were four short rows of each of the ten varieties ; 
viz., the first containing the cuttings of the largest tuber of the largest 
hill; the second, those of the smallest tuber of the largest hill; the 
third, those of the largest tuber of the smallest hill; and the 
fourth, those of the smallest tuber of the smallest hill. 
The cultivation observed was the same as that already described 
for the list of varieties. When the tops were dead, the rows were 
dug, and the yield of merchantable and unmerchantable potatoes in 
each carefully weighed. ' 
In order to avoid confusion in the use of terms, we will designate 
the tubers taken from the largest hill of each variety as A, and those 
from the smallest hill, as B, respectively. 
We present the results obtained in tabular form, giving the num- 
ber of eyes that vegetated from each tuber, and the yield of mer- 
chantable and unmerchantable tubers calculated per eye, in ounces 
as follows. 
Porato. 
Yield. 
PERE SEER St 
Un- 
No. of No. Merchant- merchant- Total 
eyes vege- able tubers able tubers yield per 
planted. tated. per eye, oz, per eye, oz, eye, oz. 
Adirondack: 
A — Largest tuber..... 7 7 14.68 1.82 16 50 
— Smallest tuber..., 6 6 . 10.67 2.08: PAB 
B — Largest tuber..... 8 8 10.22 3.5 13.72 
— Smallest tuber. .. 5 4 - 11.25 3.44 14.69 
Beauty of Hebron : 
A — Largest tuber..... 9 9 10.00 3.838 13.83 
—Smallest tuber.... 8 (rie ON 4.07 16.86 
B —Largest tuber..... 11 11 1.12 7 58308 Saat 
—Smallest tuber.... 4 4 9.44 3.12) 2a 
Conqueror : 
A — Largest tuber..... 8 G1 SG 1.51 16.53 
— Smallest tuber.... 6. 75 .10.40- 9et 12.50 
B — Largest tuber..... 10 5 9.00 0.9 9.90 
— Smallest tuber.... 3 3 4.33 2.33 6.66 
Crandall’s Seedling : 
A — Largest tuber..... 11 11 8.95 2.384 11.29 
—Smallest tuber.... 9 9 10.33 1. 267) ot eee 
B — Largest tuber..... 11 10 11.67 2.47 14.14 
—Smallest tuber.... 7 ‘i 9.68 1.86 11.04 
