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POTATO CERTIFICATION REPORT BLANK 



Acreage entered for certification inspection 



Variety 



(If more than one variety give acreage of each) 

 Was all seed entered under this certification plan treated for blackleg 



and common scab: 



By formaldehyde ? 



By corrosive sublimate ? 



Did you use sulphur upon seed after disinfection ? 



How much varietal mixture appeared in seed ? 



Date planted 



Kind of soil . 



(As sandy loam, clay loam, alluvial soil, etc.) 

 Was Rhizoctonia present upon seed ? 



How much ? How bad ? 



Was common scab present ? 



Were badly infested tubers planted ? 



Was any powdery scab present in seed ? 



Did seed come in contact with any tubers, bins or racks infested with 



powdery scab ? 



Did tubers show any blackening of interior when cut ? 



If so, were these tubers thrown out? 



How much dry rot or late blight was present in seed ? 



Were these thrown out ? 



If possible answer following questions : 

 What did these potatoes yield last season? 



Was yield uniform ? 



Upon what kind of soil were they grown ? 



How much disease was found in last year's crop ? 



Has seed come evenly every year? 



If not, why? 



Do you wish blanks for keeping cost ? 



Name 



Town Address 



Best way to reach farm 



At the time of the first and second inspections the following 

 blanks were filled out by the inspectors : * 



First Inspection. 



Name of the grower 



Address Town 



Varieties and acreage of each 



General appearance of fields 



Blackleg ; note number of hills found in each variety 



Varietal Mixtures ; note each hill which is noticeably of different variety 



