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send me several varieties, naming to him those I cultivated. He 

 sent some, and I exchanged the same number with him. Out 

 of the six sent me, five were kinds grown by me, known to him 

 by other names ; and of the number I sent him, every one had 

 been grown by him under other names. This causes a great dqal 

 of difficulty and a great deal of confusion, and we ought to do all 

 we can to remedy the evil. 



Mr. CoMiNS, of Eddington. At the meeting of this Board last 

 January, I was presented with a potato called the " Lowell,'' also 

 with one "Early Rose," and one "Prince Albert." Last spring I 

 cut the three potatoes to one eye on a piece, and planted in rows 

 three feet apart, one eye in a place, eighteen inches distant in the 

 rows. The "Early Rose" was dug September 15th, 84 square feet 

 of ground produced 51 pounds, at the rate of 440 bushels per acre. 

 The "Prince Albert," dug October 10th, produced on 66 square 

 feet of ground, 38^ pounds, or at the rate of 418 bushels per acre. 

 The " Lowell," dug at the same time, produced on 87 squai-e feet 

 of ground, 21^ pounds, or at the rate of 212 bushels per acre. 

 The "Early Rose" were much the largest, and three weeks the 

 earliest, and probably attained their full growth before the drought 

 of the last of August, which was severe. They are inclined to rot 

 since they were dug. The "Lowell" had a few defective ones. 

 The "Prince Albert" show no signs of decay at all. They are all 

 very good potatoes. 



Mr. Ingalls, of Bangor. In reaching a decision upon this point, 

 the object for which the potato is grown must be taken into con- 

 sideration. My early life was spent in growing potatoes; the 

 latter part of it, twenty-five years or more, has been spent in the 

 purchase and sale of them. I apprehend that the sale of the potato 

 for export will continue to be the important object of the farmer in 

 this State, and that the question resolves itself into this: " Which 

 is the best variety to grow for export ?" I know that one of the 

 points at issue is, whether it is good policy to grow them for ex- 

 port; but inasmuch as that will undoubtedly continue to be a main 

 object, a variety should bo sought that possesses the characteris- 

 tics of good quality and appearance, good size, and durability. 



The sale of potatoes from Maine, yas I happen to know, is large. 



The average annual sale from this city, for the last fifteen years, 



has been 300,090 bushels. Maine has had a wonderful reputation 



for the quality of her potatoes. That was earned by the "Jackson", 



-and the " Orono " has come to take its place, because persons 



