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varieties were Improved Short White (Steele's) : size of plot, 420 x 23 A'et; yield per 

 acre, 35 tons 119 lbs., or 1,168|-| bushels; and Oiange Giant (Carter's): size of plot, 

 360x23 feet; yield per acre, 27 tons 976 lbs., or 916J4 bushels. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



Ninety-four named varieties of potatoes have been tested side by side on a light 

 sandy loam, which was in oats in 1H89, and to which was applied a dressing of from 

 18 to 20 tons per acre of fresh manure in the spring of 1890. 



The drills were ploughed out and the manure put into them, after which it was 

 lightly covered with earth before the potatoes were planted. 



The planting was done on the 16th of May. The size of the plots from which 

 the yield per acre has been calculated varied. The measurements are given in a 

 separate column. As the soil appealed to be very unifoim and all the varieties were 

 tieated exactly alike, planted at the same time and given nothing more than 

 ordinary tield cultivation, the results are fairl}^ comparable. 



The Algoma Seedlings were obtained from Mr. Clifford, of Saulte Ste. Marie. 



Algoma Seedling No. 3. . . . 



Thorburn 



Lee's Favourite 



Rosedale 



Delaware 



Early Albino 



Pearl of Savoy 



Crown Jewel 



Algoma Seedling No. 1 . . . . 



Beauty of Hebron 



Late Goodrich 



White Star 



Chicago Market 



Sharpe's Seedling 



Rosy Mom 



Empire State 



Wonder of the World 



Richter's Improved 



Early Puritan 



May Queen Early 



Flower of Eden 



Compton's Surprise 



Rose s Beauty of Beauties 



State of Maine 



Halton Seedling 



Algoma Seedling No. 2 . . . . 



Carter's Delight 



Prairie Seedlmg 



Ruby. 



Richter's Shneerose. 



Rural Blush 



Vermont 



Early Callao 



London 



Eye Carpenter 



Rose's New Giant. . 



Onion Early 



Early Sunrise 



Early Ohio 



Clarke's No. 1 



Vanguard 



Ohio Gunner 



Stray Beauty 



Dakota Red 



