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BOARD OF AaRICULTURE. 



No 



127 

 128 

 129 

 130 

 131 

 132 

 133 

 134 

 135 

 136! 

 137 

 138 

 139 

 140, 



Variety. 



Cowhorn Seedling, No. 1. . . 

 Cowhorn Seedling, No. 2... 



Seedling of G Chili 



Early Rose Seedling, No. 1 . 

 Early Rose Seedling, No. 2 , 

 Early Rose Seedling, No. 3 , 

 Early Rose Seedling, No. 4 . 



Mercer Seedling 



Early Golden 



Green Seedling 



Jackson White 



Buckley Seedling 



Fluke 



King of the Earlies. 



14 



i 



Nos. 137-140, inclusive, were planted May 20th. 



Mr. Collins of Harmony, sent for exhibition a seedling grown 

 by him from the " Early Blue," six years ago, and which he calls 

 the "Down Easter." He also furnished the following statement 

 of comparative yield and quality of several varieties — rating the 

 Orono, as the standard, at 100, together with the percentage of 

 rotton : 



Yield. 



Orono 100 



Down Easter 200 



Grant 140 



Early Hose HS 



Early Blue 60 U 



Quality. 



..100. 

 ..140. 

 ..100. 

 ..125. 



Early Goodrich 140. 75 



Jackson 80 120 



Harrison 150 80 



Gleason 125 85 



White Mountain 110. 100 



Old White 50 T5 



Peachblow 50 ,..75 



Garnet Chili 180 90 



Sebec Early 130 130 



St. Helena 70 65 



Early Champion 95 130 



Christie 85 90 



Other exhibitors presented specimens, among whom were — 

 Albert Noycs, 13 varieties ; E. B. Stackpolc, Kenduskeag, 47 varie- 

 ties ; H. Luce, Bangor, 7 varieties ; D. H. Thing, Mt. Vernon, 8 

 varieties; C. Chamberlain, Foxcroft, 6 varieties; Luther Chamber- 



Percentage rotten. 

 .....30 



00 



4 



00 



5 



10 



40 



15 



5 



10 



50 



50 



00 



00 



10 



00 



25 



