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whole tubers of various sizes as compared with cuttings, of which 
the average weight was the same as that of the whole tubers. 
The results not appearing conclusive, this experiment was 
repeated the past season on a larger scale, the area devoted to it 
comprising twelve main plats of one-tenth acre each — designated 
on the Station chart as B 2-4 and 6-14 inclusive. 
In preparing the seed, the number of cuttings required for one 
row was first made and their weight noted. The same number of 
whole tubers of nearly uniform size was then picked out and 
f; weighed. lf their weight exceeded that of the cuttings the larger 
ones were replaced with smaller until their weights were equal, 
and vice versa. 
The plats were planted May 2, the tubers or cuttings being placed 
twelve inches apart in the drills, and the crop was harvested October 
10 and 11, at which time the tops were, with the exception of an 
occasional stalk, entirely dead. 
In the following table the aggregate merchantable and total 
yields of the four rows planted with the cuttings and with the 
whole tubers in each plat are given separately, and also the differ- 
ences in favor of each. The size of the cuttings planted in the 
different plats is noted at the right. 
