~gl'icultul'nl ~~ptrimtut $tathm, UNIONTOWN, ALABAMA. Bulletin No. 16, - - July, 1893. Potatoes.--Amounts of Seed. B. M. DUGGA R. co., BROWN PRI NTING STATE PRINTERS, MONTGOMERY, ALA . -- CANEBRAKE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, UNIONTOWN •• ALABAMA. BULLETIN No. 16. - - JULY, 1893. BO ARn OF CONTROL. D. LANE . ....•...•••. Commissioner of Agr ic ulture , Ex-Officio. W. L. BROUN, L.L. D .. ......... .. . . .. . . . ..... Director, Ex-Officaio. M IMS WAL KER . ••.••..• • •.... . •• •• •. .• ••.......... .. . Faunsdale, Al a. HECTOR W. M. BOOKER, ... . ........•... • .. . . •... , •. ... . ..... Uniontown, Al a. DR. J . H UGG IN S .. . .......... .•• .. ••• .. . • •...••..... . . Newbern, Ala. A. SLEDGE: . ,. .. ...... ... . . . . . . ...•..... . ...... G. D. STOLLEN WERCK .• ••••••• •• . . .•.• .•. .. , . OFFICERS OF THE STATION . . . Tombigbee. . . Whitsett, Ala . Al a. W. L. BRO UN, L.L D., Director. . . __ .. .... . . •. Auburn, Ala. E. M. DUGGAR, M. S., Asat. Director in Charge ... . . Un iontown, Al a . MIMS WALKER, Treasurer " ., ..... . . . . .. ... . ... .. . . . F aun sda le J Ala. , '------------ -- POTATOES-AMOUNTS OF SEED. Havbg had some inquiries for iuformatiou concerning the adaption of varieties to this section, it was hoped to make some tests along that line. However, no southern dealer could 'npply us with seed on accoout of the adverse conditions of the past seasoD, and variety tests of any worth were necessarI- ly abaodoned. It may be noted that as far as a preference for a single variety is concerned, it is hard to find any constant data for any particular section, except in the elimination of a number of feeble varieties. When the strong varieties are somewhat roughly determined, it is the voice of all experimenters that there will be yearly diffe,ences as to the relative rank of those withiu the better class. The best suggestion is to adhere to the standards until suitable tests add new names to the list of general merit. As to the amount of seed which should be planted to insnre the best yield, there is yet a variety of opinions existing among farmers generaIiy, and especiaIiy among those who plant for home consumption alone. A few experiments were attempted in this line, not for the sake of novelty, bnt rather to secure some data upon which to base our suggestions to the farmers of this section. Work of a similar nature, often on a more extended scale, has been carried out by many stations; yet the value of these results to practical workers is more or less confined to limits of the respective States. Therefore we feel justified in submitting the work here appended, with the hope of • further dissemination of the results already so often corroborated. The land most convenient for the experiments was a piece of waxy Boil of a shelly type, and recognized as being poor for horticultural operations. In addition to tbis, it was planted in sorghum the previous season. Before bedding in tbe faIl, a top dressing of four tons per acre of stable manure was ap- (----- 4 plied, and after the seed were planted an application of two tons per acre of well rotted manure was drilled in the open furrow. The seed pieces used were of the following sizes: (1) 3 OZ8. , (2) 2 ozs., (3) 1 oz., (4) two eyes, (5) one eye, and (6) slips. The same tests were made with three va rieties, viz; Peerless, Beauty of Hebron, and Bllrbank. The following tao bles will show the relative results, and accompanying notes will attempt to account for a few discrepancies. TABLE I.-PEERLESS. SIZE OF SET. 1 Four ounces. 2 Two oun ces . . . ...... . ..... 3 One oun ce ... .. .. . . . . .. .. . 4 Two eyes. 5 One eye .. ... .. . 6 Slips .. , - 125 110 112 100 89 79 ,0 77 55 48~ 41 37 15 12 10 7 6~ 4 36 18 9 '5 3 3 8~ "4 80 72 52 ~R T.\BLE n.-BURBANK. ..; SIZE OF BE'r. -I p:; 0 ,.):.-0 ~ .... a3 CQ 0 · _ :;:;j .c 0 ."'0 ~" ·ro ~~ ,:;; ,; ~'" o~ .,.. Four ounces . . . . . . . ... " ... . . . . 2 Two ounces . . ... .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . . .. 3 One ounce ... . . " " 188 178 164 134 4 \TW eyes. . .... . . _. . .. .... . .... O 5 One eye .. . ... . .. . . . .. . . [ 92 . . ... .. 67 6 Slips.. --172 160~ 146 ~ 123?6 86 60 .- S ~ UJ >-Q;l~ -< -- - - - - - 16 36 152 17l,.f 18 160 9 155 17~ 129 1076 5 6 3 89 7 3 64 8 ~. 'ii o a~ §~ e"0" 0" .00 >~ 0 "'@O"O . TABLE IlL-BEAUTY OF HEBRON. .- ~" o. ~ SI Z E OF SET. p:; 0 o::l ~ ~;:!~ :;:§ Q ._ ~;>, .3 I Four ounces . . . . .... . . . .. . .. . . . ------ 2 [TwO onnees ............... . ..... . 3 One ounce .......... .. . . . . .. ... . 4 Two eyes . ................. .... 141 13t 125 145 """ i!:. w a .,... 8 a -< ~ g -ci 00 ~.: