DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 367 



sublimate solution, to prevent blackleg and common scab. In 

 addition, it is recommended that cut seed be rolled in sulphur. 



Blackleg: More than 80 hills per acre will disqualify. 



Varietal Mixtures: More than 240 hills per acre will dis- 

 quahfy. 



Weak Plants, including Curly Dzvarf, Mosaic, Wilt, etc.. 

 More than 500 hills per acre disqualifies. 



Leaf Roll: A single specimen disqualifies. 



SECOND INSPECTION. 



Time, prior to harvest, while foliage is still green. 



Blackleg: More than 16 hills per acre disqualifies. 



Leaf Roll: One specimen disqualifies. 



Varietal Mixtures: More than 80 hills per acre disqualifies. 



Weak Hills: 100 hills per acre shall be dug for sample. Five 

 per cent producing conspicuously less than average yield will 

 disqualify. (In case of doubt, check result.) 



Powdery Scab: Single specimen disqualifies. 



Wilt, including such diseases as Mosaic and Curly Dwarf: 

 More than 160 hills disquahfies. 



Late Blight: Amount shall be reported by inspectors, that it 

 may be entered upon certificate. 



THIRD INSPECTION. 



Time, at or before awarding of certificate. 



Any powdery scab causes rejection. Certificate shall stale 

 percentage of trueness to type or purity. 



The grower shall agree to remove all decayed and badly dam- 

 aged tubers before shipment, and to remove from seed stock 

 all potatoes badly infested with Sclerotia of Rhizoctonia and 

 common scab. 



It is recommended that no seed stock be sold containing tubers 

 of less than three ounces or more than ten ounces, and from 

 four to eight ounces are recommended as the size most satis- 

 f actor}'. 



Ques. Will soaking the pieces of potatoes after they have 

 been cut affect the germination in any way? 



Ans. That is a question which has not been definitely settled. 

 One large grower in Aroostook county soaks his after cutting 



