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MILL'S MORTGAGE LIFTER. 



Aug. 21. 



Aug. 26. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept. 8. 



Sept. 10. 



Oct. 7. 



Aug. 21. 



Aug. 26. 



Sept. 8. 



Sept. 10. 



Unsprayed. I 



Vines of fair color. 'S o hlight. ' Atig. 21. 



Some blight on nearly all Aug. 26. 

 plants. 



About half of leaves dead 

 Avith blight. 



Leaves nearly all dead. Stalks 

 dying. 



Tops as Sept. S. Harvested 

 55 hills. Tubers unripe. 



Sprayed. 

 Vines healthj-. No blight. 



Very little blight. 



Harvested 55 hills. 



About one-third of the leaves 

 dead with blight. 



Sept. 1. 

 Sept. 8. 

 Sept. 10. Too green to dig 



About one-third of the leaves 

 more or less affected. 



Oct. 



7. Harvested 55 hills. 



GRtJEX MOUNTAIN. 



UXSPRAYED. 



Very vigorous vines. Possibly Aug. 21. 

 some blight. 



A little blight on most all Axig. 26. 

 plants. 



Leaves one-third dead with Sept. 8. 

 blight. 



Harvested 55 hills. Tubers Sept. 10. 

 unripe. 



Oct. 



7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Sept. 10. 



Oct. 



NEW QUEEN. 



Aug. 21. 



Aug. 26. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept: 8. 



Sept. 10. 



Aug. 21. 



Aug. 20. 

 Sept. 1. 



UXSPRAYED. ( 



Only a few plants. Vines Aug. 21. 

 sn'iall and a good many of 

 the leaves dead from blight. 



Leaves nearly all gone with Aug. 26. 

 blight. Stems still green. 



Leaves and smaller stems Sept. 1. 

 dead. Main stalks still 

 green. 



Stalks nearly all dead. Sept. 8. 



Dug a few liills. Very poor Sept. 10. 

 yield. Small and mostly 

 rotten. 



POLARIS. 



Unspray'ed. I 



Large vigorous vines of srood [ Aug. 21. 

 color. Some bloom. Many 

 leaves affected by blight. 



Some bloom. A good deal of Aug. 26. 

 blight. 



Sprayed. 

 Large, dark green vines. 

 Some bloom. No blight. 



Still some bloom. Very little 

 blight. 



Very few diseased leaves. 



Too green to dig. 



About one-fourth of leaves 

 still green. Stems green. 



Harvested 55 hills. Stems still 

 quite green. 



Sprayed. 



Very poor stand. Small vines. 

 Good color for variety. No 

 blight. 



About one-third of leaves 

 dead with blight. 



About one-half 

 dead. 



Leaves all dead. 



of leaves 



Leaves one-half dead. 



Sept. 8. Leaves all dead. Stems dying. 

 Sept. 10. Harvested 55 hills. 

 Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Sept. 



Sept. 8. 



Vines dead. Dug a half dozen 

 hills. About lialf small and 

 rotten. 



Spray' d. 



More than half the plants in 

 bloom. Strong, vigorous 

 vines. No blight. 



Some blight. Still In bloom. 



East row not so good as other 

 two. Very few dead leaves 

 on two west I'ows. A few 

 plants in bloom. 



Leaves about one-third dead. 

 Stalks green and unaffected 

 leaves of good color. 



Sept. 10. 

 Sept. 10. 

 Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Too green to dig. 

 Vines dead. 



