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On Seeding Potatoes.


Numerous experiments have been made
in planting potatoes, on the amount of seed,
aud the different sizes planted, and on
planting the seed end, middle, and butt end
by themselves, and various and conflicting
have been the results. Some seed lightly,
and others very literally. 1t has generally
been supposed that one large potato in
hill is liberal supply, and some have cut
potatoes in two, and put only half in
hill.


Mr.. A. Robinson, an excellent and OBJ
serving farmer, has kindly furnished us
with the following interesting experiments
Many of our readers will be surprise at so
favorable result from high seeding
VIII other correspondents give their ex.
periments on this subject, and give their
views on SO favorable result from using
three times the usual quantity of seed.-
Will Mr.. r., and others if they please, re-
peat the experiment, and give the amount
of seed in weight used in each row. the
number of hills and the product in weight,
showing how much the extra product from
high seeding, exceeded the extra seed re-
qulred, that we may see whether the pro-
duct from three potatoes in a hill, will ex-
ceed that of one in hill enough to pay for
the extra work in planting and digging,
and the disadvantage of using extra seed in
spring, and waiting for the product till fall.
The following is the account which Mr.. r.
gives ofhis


81 EXPERIMENTS.


Having selected rich piece of loan,
good against draught, and tolerably man
rred, | tried the following experiment: |
planted one Tow with small potatoes, one
in hill one with two, one with three: of
middling size, one row with one, one with
two, one with three; and of large size, one
row with one, one with two, one with three
in the hill.


"Inthe result of this experiment learnt
much. In their growth they differed much.
The very small seed came up weak and
slim; their progress of growth very slow,
being unfit TO be hoed in season. The Sc.
cond or middling sized ones did little
better. The large size came up much
sooner and stronger, soon distinguished
themselves at distance by their superior
size. The vines of the smallest, swelled
but few inches above the surface, and as
they grew they became top.heavy and fell
down, and continued to spread on the
ground for the season, blooming until frost
the middle sized doing little better. The
large sized came up stronger, and required
earlier attendance; their tops were always
erect for the season, being large and stout,
blooming early all at once, maturingat least
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same kind. In harvesting those from the
smallest seed, they were Of all sizes, shape
and state, except early. The row with
batone were very il-shaped, full of pfongs,
&c; meme fit for the table. The other
rows Of the same sized seed produced more
as we should expect, but entirely unfit for
ose The middle sized doing little better,
but nothing great.


"N hen came to harvest those from The
se'ge seed, | supposed the row with one in
ne mi would be the best Of the three
thinking that one large potato to the hill