REPORT OF MR. W. H. FAIRFIELD 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Potatoes — Test of Varieties (Non-irrigated). 



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Name of Variety. 



Empire State 



Holborn Abundance 

 American Wonder. . 



Dreer's Standard 



Vermont Gold Coin . 



Carman No. 1 



Country Gentleman . 

 Morgan Seedling. . . . 



Rochester Rose 



State of Maine 



Canadian Beauty. . 



Everett 



Reeves' Rose 



Burnaby Mammoth. 



Uncle Sam 



Vick's Extra Early. 



Late Puritan 



Early White Prize . 

 Dalmen^' Beauty . . . 



Money-Maker 



:rish Cobbler 



Ashleaf Kidney 



A verage 

 Size. 



Large . 

 Medium 

 Large . . 



Medium 

 Large . . 



Medium 



ti . . 



Large . . 



Total 



Yield 



per Acre. 



m 



a 

 W 

 138 

 132 

 127 

 127 

 121 

 118 

 118 

 117 

 IIG 

 116 

 116 

 115 

 114 

 114 

 112 

 110 

 107 

 103 

 100 

 94 

 92 

 85 



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 36 



48 

 48 

 42 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 30 

 24 

 24 

 12 



48 

 24 

 6 

 36 

 24 

 48 



Yield 



per Acre 



of Rotten. 



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 None. 





Yield 

 per Acre 



of Un- 

 market- 

 able. 



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30 

 39 

 30 

 33 

 19 

 24 

 44 

 41 

 39 

 19 

 39 

 42 

 37 

 52 

 15 

 33 

 44 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 19 

 15 



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48 

 36 

 48 



48 

 12 



48 

 36 

 48 

 36 

 44 

 24 

 48 

 24 



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 12 

 12 



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 24 



Form 



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Colour. 



Longwhite 

 Round II 

 Long ti 

 Oval M 

 Round M 

 Flat _„ 

 Long pink 



Oval white 

 Long pink- 



Flat _t. 

 Long pink 

 Oval white 



M II 



Round II 

 Flat „ 

 Oval II 



Average yield 113 bushels 45 lbs. per acre. 



FLAX. 



A plot of seven-tenths of an acre was sown with flax at the rate of about 30 pounds 

 per acre, on backsetting. The yield was low, being only 9 bushels per acre. 



ALFALFA. 



Four plots of alfalfa of one-fourth acre each were sown on June 9 and 10, with 

 locally-grown seed, at the rate of 5, 10, 15 and 20 pounds of seed, respectively, pe? acre. 

 Part of each of these plots was inoculated with soil from an old alfalfa field. An 

 irregular piece containing a little over an acre joining these plots was sown at the 

 same time, with the same kind of seed, at the rate of 12 pounds per acre. All of this 

 plot was inoculated. A good stand was obtained. The plants on all tha plots were 

 clipped once during the summer, but, although the crop was thrifty, a great deal of 

 growth was not made. No difference between the portion inoculated and that not in- 

 oculated could be noticed, but it is to be expected that the effect of this inoculation 

 will be more apparent next season. 



