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Flesh white. Early. Yield per acre i*X) bcLshels. Quality good. A fine looking potato 

 and by far the most productive of the narly varieties. Leaves medium green. Plants 

 16 to is in. high with a spread of 3 to 3^ ft. "Vigorous. 



Timpe's Xo. -5 — Flattish. round white. Eyes numerous, sm all, shallow. Early. Flesh 

 white. Yield per acre 21-5 bushels. 



Tjmpe'.* A'o. 6'— Long, tiattish round white. Eyes num.'rous, small, shallow. Mesh, 

 yellowish- Early. Yield 'Mo^i, bushels. A promising sort. Plants like Xo. i. 



Timpe's No. S — Long, slim, flattish. Color white. Eyes numerous, large but shal- 

 low. Late. Flesh whfte. Yield per acre 261 bushels. Leaves dark green. Plants 16 

 in. high, spreading 2^^ to 3 ft. 



r* Wipe's Xo. 9^ — Long. sUm. round, white. Eyes numerous, small, very shallow. Late. 

 Flesh white. Yield per acre 170 bushels. 



Timpe's Seedlings. Xos. L 2, 4, .5, and 6 have been grown here for four years, and Xoe. 2, 

 ^ and 6 have shown themselves to be very promising varieties, worthy of general intro- 

 duction. Xos. S and 9 were received last spring and seem to be ratJier below the aver- 

 age. 



Tharburn — Long, round, yellowish. Eyes numerous, smalL shallow. Medium early. 

 Flesh pinkish. Yield per 'acre 377 bushels. Quality excellent. Leaves light green. 

 Stems and leaflets rather large. Vigorous. A standard early variety. 



Watson's Seedling— Ijong. flattish. light _red. Eyes numerous, small, shallow. Flesh 

 white mottled with pink. Late. \ ield 395 bushels per acre. One of the best market 

 varieties. Leaves medium green. Plants 2 ft. high with a spread of 3 ft. Vigorous. 



Waifs Orange— Flattish round, russet yellow. Eyes few. small, shallow. Flesh 

 white. Late. Yield per acre 290 bushels. Leaves light to medium green. Plants 15 

 in. high and spreading IS in. 



VTt^fs -Vo. 1 — Long, round, light yellow. Eyes numerous, medium, rather deep. 

 Flesh yellowish. Early. Yield per acre 3L3 bushels. Leaves light green. Plants 

 measure 2 ft. aen^ss by 1 ft. high. 



West's No. 2 — Flattish round, red. Eyes numerous, rather large, of medium, depth. 

 Flesh white. Late. Yield 3J9 bushels per acre. Leaves very dark green. Plants 16 

 in. high by 2 to 3 ft. across. 



West's 'Xo. 3 — Round, red. Eyes few, large, deep. Flesh white. Late. Yield per 

 acre 297 bushels. Xot valuable. 



WTiite Star — Long, round, white. Eyes numerous, small, very shallow. Flesh white. 

 Quality good. Yield per acre SLtL, bushels. The yield was unexpectedly small, as it 

 generally stands much higher in the scale. Fohage, medium green, height 16 to 20 m_ 

 spread 2" to 2^2 ft. 



• METHODS OF CULXrEE. 



Among the questions upon potato cnltnre most frequently asked by 

 farmers are a number tbat every tyro thinks himself competent to answer, 

 but when "we get the replies together there will be little nniformity. 



The questions that we have requested Xatnre to answer for us are: 



1. Shall the seed end be thrown awa"?y 



2. How mneh seed shall we use, and how shall we cut potatoes? 



3. How shall we plant them? 



4. How deep shall we plant them? 



5. "What is the best way to apply manure? 



6. THiat causes scab, and how can it be prevented? 



SHALL WE THEOW AWAY THE SEED E>'DS OF POTATOES? 



This is practiced by m.any farmers because, as they say, the use of the 

 seed end with its great number of eyes, will lead to the production of a 

 large number of stems, and as a consecj:uence the proportion of small tubers 

 in the crop will be greatly increased and the yield correspondingly lessened. 



Twenty-five tubers of each of three varieties were selected and cut trans- 

 versly, making stem, middle, and end pieces. These were planted in rows 

 side by side, and records were taken, at frec[uent intervals, of the growth 

 and appearance of the different rows. 



