REPORT OF ASSISTANT DAIRY INSTRUCTOR. 29 



Weak Plants ; note number found in each variety, including Curly 



Dwarf, Mosaic and Wilt 



Leaf Roll ; if found, note its appearance 



Does grower agree to follow inspector's recommendation in regard to 



caring for weak plants and varietal mixtures? 



In case of doubt send samples to Dr. W. J. Morse, plant pathologist, 

 Maine Experiment Station, Orono. 



Date 



Inspector. 



Second Inspection. 



Name of the grower 



Address Town 



Varieties, and acreage of each 



General appearance of fields 



Number plants of other varieties 



Number of blackleg hills 



Number of Rhizoctonia hills 



Number of weak plants, including Curly Dwarf, Mosaic, Wilt, etc 



Number of plants of leaf roll 



Is late blight prevalent in fields ? 



Is yield uniform in each variety ? 



(Note. Dig sufficient hills on each field to get average) 



Approximate average weight of tubers in hill, each variety 



Are tubers smooth, uniform and of good shape, each variety? 



Probable percentage of common scab 



Notes of interest 



Date 



Inspector. 

 August 1st we began field work with the following inspectors: 

 Blynne Allen of Norway, H. P. Adams of Bowdoinham, E. L. 

 Newdick of Sanford, E. F. Grenier of Augusta, and C. A. Day 

 of Machias. Mr. Day was to do only such work as appeared 

 in Washington county. All of the inspectors received special 

 preparation for their work at the Maine Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. From August i to September 21 these men were 

 engaged in inspecting and roguing the diseased and mixed 

 plants from the 679 acres of potatoes entered by 68 farmers 

 scattered generally over the state. 222 acres were safely above 

 the standard set, and the potatoes from the fields are being 

 sold under a tag bearing the statement on one side that **The 

 crop was inspected and found to be true to type and free from 

 disease by the Maine Department of Agriculture," and signed 

 by the Commissioner of Agriculture. On the reverse side is 

 the signed statement of the grower that **The seed in this pack- 



