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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



The very heavy rain of June 1 cut deep gulleys through the potato field and in 

 other parts the soil was packed so hard that it appeared impossible for the potatoes to 

 grow, but the soil was deeply stirred as soon as dry with a horse cultivator. The growth 

 was then rapid and much to our surprise the yield of most of the varieties was above 

 the average. 



The average yield of twelve of the most productive varieties covering a period of 

 five years also is given. Of these we would recommend the following as being both 

 prolific and of good quality : I X L, Dreer's Standard, Clay Rose, Green Mountain, and 

 Rural No. 2. 



The previous crop was turnips. There was no injury from rot. The yield has been 

 estimated in each case from the product of one row 66 feet long. 



All varieties were planted on rich black loam on JNtay 20 and dug September 30. 



POTATOES TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Enormous 



Houlton Rose 



Burnaby Seedling 



White Beauty 



Canibridpe Russet 



Empire State . . . 



Early White Prize 



Prolific Rose 



Delaware 



Hale's Champion 



Seedling, No. 230 



Pearce's Extra Early . . 



Sharpe's Seedling 



Maule's Thoroughbred. 



Seedling, No. 7 



Great Divide 



American Wonder . . 

 Pride of the Market. . . 



Early St. George 



State of Maine 



New Queen 



Carman, No. 3 



New Variety, No. 1 . . . 



American (Jiant 



Early Harvest 



Irish Daisy 



Rose, No. 9 



Country Gentleman. . . 



Irish Cobbler 



I. X. L 



Lizzie's Pride 



Vanier 



Rural, No. 2 



Bill Nye 



Lee's Favorite . . 



Chicago Market 



Early Rose 



Early Sunrise 



Uncle Sam 



o 

 u 



a 



O 



Strong. 



Fair., . 

 Strong. 



H 



Fair.. . 



It . . 



Strong. 



Fair.. . 



Strong. 



Fair.. 



Weak . 

 Fair.. . 

 Strong. 



Fair.. . 



II . . 



•Strong. 



II 

 Fair.. . 

 Strong. 

 Weak . 

 Fair.. . 



Weak 

 Fair.. , 



Average Size. 



Medium 



It 



tt to large 



II 



It 



II to large 



II 



II to large 



II to large. 

 II II . . 



11 ........ 



I, to large . 

 Small to medium 



Large 



Medium to large. 



It 



Small to medium 

 Medium ... 



II to large . 



II II . . 



II 



M to large . 



It 



II 



II to large. 



Small to medium 

 Medium to large. 

 Small to medium 



Large 



Medium to large. 



Total 

 Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



3 .a 



pa f-5 



557 20 



487 40 



476 40 



473 .. 



473 .. 



454 40 



447 20 



436 20 



429 . . 



432 40 



432 40 



429 .. 



425 20 



421 40 



421 40 



418 .. 



403 20 



392 20 



381 20 



381 20 



381 20 



374 . . 



370 20 



363 . . 



303 . . 



355 40 



355 40 



352 . . 



352 .. 



352 .. 



348 20 



348 20 



341 . . 



337 20 



337 20 



333 40 



333 40 



330 .. 



330 ,. 



Yield 



per 

 Acre of 

 Market- 

 able. 



00 



1-^ 



pa 



447 20 



430 20 



421 40 



377 40 



403 20 



399 40 



377 40 



315 20 



396 . 



326 20 



315 20 



341 .. 



352 .. 



352 .. 



330 .. 



326 20 



366 40 



348 20 



319 .. 



330 .. 



311 40 



315 20 



315 20 



311 40 



311 40 



297 . . 



326 20 



322 40 



282 20 



304 20 



275 .. 



238 40 



308 .. 



278 40 



249 20 



198 .. 



271 20 



282 20 



300 40 



Yield 



per 

 Acre of 



Un- 

 market- 

 able. 



pa 



110 

 51 

 55 

 95 

 69 

 55 

 69 



121 

 33 



106 



117 

 88 

 73 

 09 

 91 

 91 

 36 

 44 

 62 

 51 

 69 

 58 

 55 

 51 

 51 

 58 

 29 

 29 

 69 

 47 

 73 



110 

 33 

 58 

 88 



135 

 62 

 47 

 29 



20 



20 

 40 



40 



20 

 20 



20 



40 

 40 

 40 



20 



20 



Form and Colour. 



Roundish white. 

 Long, round, white. 

 Fiat, oval, pink. 



It white. 

 Long, round, deep russet.. 



It white. 



Round, oval, light pink. 



II deep pink. 



Long, oval, white. 

 Roundish, oval, \vhite. 



H II 



Long, flat, deep pink. 



Long, oval, light pink. 

 It deep pink. 



It deep red. 



Irregular, white. 



Long, round, white. 



Roundish, oval, white. 



Long, oval, deep pink. 



Flattish, oval, white. 

 40 Long, round, light pink. 

 40 II white. 



Irregular, white. 



Round, oval, white. 



Roundish, white. 



Long, oval, white. 



Long flat; deep pink. 



Long, deep pink. 



Flattish, white. 



Ix)ng, round, light pink. 



Irregular, white. 



Round, oval, deep pink. 



Flattish, oval, white. 



Round, oval, wliite. 



Long, oval, light pink. 

 40'Long, round, white. 

 20JRound, pink. 

 40 Long, oval, light pink. 

 20iFlattish, oval, white. 



20 

 20 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 



40 



