144 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMEXT STATION. I903. 



MAGGIE MURPHY 



Unsprayed. 

 Aug. 21. Quite a number of leaves 

 affected with bliglit. Plants 

 smaller than Polaris. 



Aug. 26. Blight had made considerable 

 progress. 



Sept. 1. One-half of leaves dead. 



Sept. 8. Leaves all dead. Stems 

 dying. 



Sept. 10. Harvested 55 hills. 

 Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Aug. 21. 



Aug. 26. 

 Sept. 1. 



Sept. 8. 



Sept. 10. 

 Oct. 7. 



Sprayed. 

 Vigorous plants of good color. 

 Quite a number in bloom. 

 ]So blight. 



A little blight. 



More blight on west row than 

 other two. East rows one- 

 fifth dead. 



Leaves about one-third dead. 

 Stalks green. Remaining 

 leaves good color. 



Too green to dig. 



Harvested 55 hills. 



Unsprayed. 

 Aug. 21. Plants not very large. Good 

 color except one-third dead 

 with blight. 



IRISH COBBLER. 

 Aug. 21. 



Aug. 26. A good deal of blight. 



Sevt. 1. Leaves two-thirds dead. 



Sept. 8. Leaves all dead and stalks 

 n earl 5' so. 



Sept. 10. Harvested 55 hills. 



Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Sprayed. 

 Fairlj' large, dark 

 plants. No blight. 



Aug. 26. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept. 8. 



Sept. 10. 



green 



Very little blight. 



Leaves one-fourth dead. 



Leaves one-half to two-thirds 

 dead. Stems green. 



Stems and one -third to one- 

 half of leaves still green. 

 Harvested 55 hills quite 

 unripe tubers. 



Oct. 7. Harvested .55 hills. 



EARLY OHIO. 



Unsprayed. 

 Aug. 21. Leaves ripening. Some turn- 

 ing from blight. 



Aug. 26. Leaves half blackened. Stems 

 still green. More blight than 

 on any except Queen. 



Sept. 1. Leaves and stems dead. 



Sept. 8. Harvested 55 hills. 

 Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Sprayed. 

 Aug. 21. Pale color as if ripening 

 Probably no Dlight. 



Aug. 26. Leaves one-third dead with 

 blight. 



Sei)t. 1. Leaves mostly dead. Stems 

 dying. 



Sept. 8. Harvested 55 hills. 



Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



GEM OF AROOSTOOK. 



Unsprayed. 



Aug. 21. Medium sized vines of good 

 color. A few plants have 

 some blight. 



Aug. 26. A good deal of blight. 



Sept. 1. Leaves mostly dead. Stems 

 pale green. 



Sept. 8. Leaves and stalks dead. 



Sept. JO. Harvested 55 hills. 

 Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Aug. 



Sprayed. 

 Healthj', dark green vines. 



Many in bloom. 



No blight. 



Aug. 26. Very little blight. 



Sept. 1. Leaves one-fourth dead. 



Sept. S. On some plants leaves all 

 dead. On most plants 

 leaves one-third to one-half 

 dead. Stems green. 



Sept. 10. Harvested 55 hills. 



Oct. 7. Hai vested 55 hills. 



