REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Date of planting. 



Early variety. 



Ist early planting, May 1, 1902 

 2nd early planting, May 15, 1902 

 let planting, May 26, 1898 ; j\Iay 

 2G, 1899 ; May 26, 1900 ; May 



30, 1901 ; May 29, 1902 



2nd planting, June 10, 1898 ; June 

 9, 1899 ; June 9, 1900 ; June 13, 



1901 June 12, 1902 .. . 



Srd planting, June 24, 1898 ; June 



23, 1899 ; June 23, 1900 ; June 

 27, 1901 ; June 26, 1902 



4th planting, July 8, 1898 ; July 

 7, 1899 ; July 7, 1900; July 11, 

 1901 ; July 10, 1902 



6th planting, July 23, 1898; July 

 21, 1899, ; July 21, 1900 ; July 



24, 1902 



6th planting, Aug. 9. 1898 I 



7th planting, Aug. 23, 1S98. ... J 



Late variety. 



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 variety — 



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160 36 



125 24 



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10 365 12 246 21 140 48 



41 268 24 



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36 338 



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174 25 48 34 



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AVERAGE RESULTS FROM OTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



Planting at different distances apart : — A test of seven years has proven that the 

 best results are obtained in sandy loam soil from planting in rows 2^ feet apart with 

 the sets 14 inches apart in the rows. 



Planting at different depths : — For six consecutive years the highest yields of 

 potatoes have been obtained in sandy loam soil from planting the sets only 1 inch deep. 

 Planting from 4 to 5 inches deep is, however, recommended for field culture. 



Ditlerent kinds of sets : — The highest yields have been obtained from large, whole 

 potatoes, but the best and most economical method is to cut medium to large potatoes 

 into sets having at least 3 eyes with a good amount of flesh. The results vary with 

 different varieties. 



SPPtAYING POTATOES. 



It is surprising that more farmers do not spray their potatoes with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture to prevent blight and rot. For years the Central Experimental Farm has been 

 recommending it, and it has been shown that the yields were more than one-third 

 greater when the potatoes were thoroughly sprayed, and this year the yields in some 

 cases were doubled. 



