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R@picuin tooo - Bt oseen 162 | 193 65 77 | 106] 109 84] 124} 105] 125 
Rural Blosh 3 2 Gs 154 | 180| 109) 140] 171] 175 | 120) 147] 188} 160 
Saint Patrick... 2.- -cecae 128 | 158] 121 | 129 . is 78 71 109} 128 
Scottish Champion __--.-..| 36 75 21 58 ee ue 21 58 39 63 
Seedling from C. Baldridge| 80 94 a i 62 66 Ee » 71 80 
Steele sued cas. eee eee 96 | 181 43 53 ak De 24 49 54 77 
Strong’s Imperial _-_._---.-- 71 94 le eel oo Liat eee = oa 93; 110 
Tennessee ._.._..--.....0..- 10 | 162| 1i6| 144] 125| 133] <2 | 22} a7] 146 
Tryrian Purple: :-v.. <2223-cs 65 | 106 36 90 91 98 44 76 59 92 
Vermont Champion. -.----- AT 58 18 37 61 67 15 31 35 48 
WICKS PTIZ6 2h Uae: «bee 92.| 182] 118| 145] 124] 182] 100| 120}; 107} I82 
Wiall’e Orange. 2.5: 0.0 Pane 133 | 151 77 | 110 3 te 58 83 89; 114 
White Elephant-.--------.--- 148 190 96 | 182 154 | 162 65 86 115 142 
Wenite GUar 2 iy. ot. eau oe 179 | 207 82 | 104 zs Bes 83 98 | 114 | 136 
White Whipple __....-..--- 189 | 2238 65 "9 } 113 | 119 78} 106} 111] 181 
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Experiments with Tubers taken from Productive and Unproductive 
Hills. ; 
In our last report, we,gave the results of some experiments in 
planting tubers from the most productive, and least productive hills 
separately, from which it appears that the tubers taken from the 
most productive hills yielded a larger crop than those from the least 
productive hills. As an aid in comprehending our experiments of 
the past season in this same line, which are in the main, a direct 
continuation of those of 1884, we quote a few lines from our last re- 
port, as follows: 
‘We selected in the fall of 1883, the most productive hill, and the 
least 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, respectively, 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 themselves. 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 tu- 
ber 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.” 
In the fall of 1884, after these rows were dug, and while the hills 
lay exposed on the ground, we selected from eight of the ten varie- 
ties, the most productive hill from the first two rows; that is, from 
the yield of the most productive hill of 1883; and also the least pro- 
ductive hill from the remaining two rows, or from the yield of the 
least productive hill of 1883. 
On May 2, the largest and the smallest tuber, respectively, from 
each of these selections, were cut to single eyes and planted, with 
those of two similar selections made from the White Star potato in 
1884; the cuttings of each tuber forming a short row by themselves. 


