REPORT OF THE CEREALIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Name of Variety. 



Champion Wliite Pearl . 



Selected Learning. 



Longfellow . 



o 

 a 



Inches. 



21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Strong 



Very strong. 



Strong 



Very strong. 



Strong . . , 



a 



be s 



Inches. 



100 

 122 

 120 

 132 

 102 

 115 



mo 



127 

 102 

 102 

 103 

 114 



Condition 

 when Cut. 



Late milk 



Early milk 



Glazed 



Yield, 

 per Acre. 



c 

 o 



21 

 20 

 18 

 20 

 19 

 20 

 18 

 15 

 16 

 18 

 13 

 16 



1,659 

 1,595 



620 



420 

 1,123 

 1,736 



520 

 1,020 



508 



96 



1,170 



1,370 



FIELD PLOTS OF POTATOES. 



As the experimental plots of field roots and fodder corn do not occupy the whole 

 of the field in which they are placed, the remaining space is visually filled with 

 potatoes, such varieties heing grown as are likely to be of service in the annual 

 distribution of samples from this farm. 



The area devoted to the different varieties varies considerably. This season most 

 of the plots were from about one-half to one and one-half acres in area. 



The potatoes were planted May 23 to 29, and were harvested September 28 to 

 October 3. The soil was chiefly a rather heavy loam. 



On account of the very dry weather during the summer and early autumn the 

 yield of potatoes was small. 



The yield per acre (of sound pvotatoes only) is expressed in pounds and also in 

 * bushels ' of 60 pounds. 



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Variety. 



1 Money Maker 



2 Twentieth Century. . . 



3 Gold Coin 



4 Dooley. 



5 Rochester Rose 



6 Carman, No. 1 



7 Dalmeny Beauty 



8 Late Puritan 



9 Ashleaf Kidney 



10 Irish Gobi ler 



11 Burpee's Extra Early 



12 Early White Prize ... 



13, Early Manistee 



HlEverett 



Time of Maturing. 



Medium 



Mid-season to late, 

 II II 



II II 



Very early 



Mid-season to late, 



Medium 



Mid-season to late, 

 II II 



Early 



Very early 



It n ........ 



Medium 



Early 



Colour. 



White 



Pink.. 



White 



Pink. 



Yield, per 

 Acre. 



Lbs. 



14,520 



12,240 



11,700 



10,920 



9,t)00 



8,460 



8,2,S0 



7,680 



6,840 



6,720 



6,180 



5,7(;o 



4,!t80 

 3,900 



Yield, per 

 Acre. 



Bu.shela. 



242 

 204 

 195 

 182 

 160 

 141 

 138 

 128 

 114 

 112 

 103 



96 



83 



65 



