180 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Green Mountain, from Hiler, haB been one of the standard market varieties in some 

 sections for several years. They yield well, have a rough russeted skin, firm and are 

 good handlers. They are a good size ; a little rough and irregular, oblong, slightly 

 ilattened; eyes are strong, prominent, and start late, making them good keepers. 



I tiler's Choice, from Hiler, is a very clear, white skinned variety. The eyes are 

 shallow and broad. The skin is somewhat specked with fine dots. The vines are very 

 rank and vigorous; tubers are scattered in the hill and grow close to the surface. The 

 yield was very satisfactory, and their quality is such that it certainly promises well. 



Home Comfort, from Hiler, lias spindling branching vines; tubers, long, bright 

 pink, with a reddish cast; skin, netted and somewhat russeted; eyes shallow, small, 

 but strongly marked. The flesh is very white and floury, and the shape is such as 

 to make them an ideal baking potato. 



Mark Hanna, from John A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wis., is of the Carman type. They 

 rue good yielders, attractive in appearance and at the present time, fill the demands of 

 the market potato. The quality is good, and their firmness denotes keeping qualities. 

 They are certainly very promising. 



Marvelous, from Salzer, lias some qualities that make it worthy of further trial. 

 although it gave us light yield. It is of a uniform, regular, oval rounded form, smooth 

 skinned, shallow eyed, and fine textured. 



No Equal, from Hiler, is a promising white potato. The vines are tall, upright 

 growers, densely covered with light green foliage. The tubers are well bunched but 

 rather deep; skin veined, and somewhat netted; eyes of medium depth, broad, open, 

 strong, slightly lipped. Some of the eyes are on raised bunches giving a slight irregu- 

 larity in shape, but generally they are uniform, oval, tapering toward the ends, and 

 somewhat flattened. The quality and texture of the flesh are desirable. 



Pan American, from Hiler, is an elongated, regular, round tuber. The eyes are 

 broad, open, distinctively marked and usually set in broad, open depressions. The 

 skin is white, finely veined, texture firm, flesh white. It has the markings of a good 

 keeper. The vines are of medium strength. 



Rough Rider, from Salzer, appears to be of the Sir Walter Raleigh type. The vines 

 are dark green, strong and vigorous, tubers uniform, white, attractive and of excellent 

 quality. It is a very promising variety. 



Scotch Grey, received from G. J. Judd, Montrose, Mich., is a very attractive potato. 

 The skin is clear cream white, eyes strongly lipped, broad, of medium depth, and have 

 delicate pink markings. It is very solid and a good keeper. The vines are vigorous, of 

 medium size, and spreading; tubers are of the Rural New Yorker shape, but less 

 likely to grow rough and irregular. 



Steuben, from Hiler, has rough, irregular shaped tubers. The skin is cream white 

 specked with numerous russet dots: eyes narrow and shallow. They appear to be 

 rather spongy, hut the flesh is white and dry, and it appears to be of some value. 



The early potatoes yielded Avell and the tubers were of superior quality; good size 

 and attractive in appearance. A collection was sent to the Pan-American Exposition at 

 Buffalo and was favorably convmented upon by growers. 



The conditions were such that the later varieties made a poor showing, and no opinion 

 will be expressed upon the merits of the newer sorts, until they are given further trial. 



Michigan is the leading white variety in yield (210.29 bu.) and earliness of maturity. 

 Acme (152.91 bu.) and Andes (159..°>S bu.) are excellent varieties. Cole (199.55 bu!) 

 is one of the newer sorts that matured but a few days later. 



Daughter of Rose (274.71 bu.) is second early, but gave the largest yield of any of 

 the new varieties. Eureka (165.86 bu.) is somewhat earlier, but not as heavy a 

 yielder. Ohio (105.86 bu.) still holds a place well to the front. White Ohio (178.82 

 bu.) gave a better yield. Sunlight (168.45 bu.) is worthy of trial, as also are several 

 other of the early varieties. 



Among the desirable late varieties are Carman No. 1 and No. 3, and Sir Walter 

 Raleigh. Many of the newer kinds are of the same type and promise to be of value, as 

 the market demands smooth, white potatoes, of oval shape, uniform size and firm 

 texture. Mark Hanna, Marvelous, and Rough Rider all belong to this class. Scotch 

 < frey is also similar. 



