REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



POTATOES — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



387 



Name of Variety. 



--I 



1 

 2 



3; 



4i 

 .'')■ 

 (1 



I 



8 







]0 



n 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 IG 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 2.5 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 i'O 

 30 

 31 

 32 

 3:'. 

 34 

 3.5 



m 



37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 



Liite Puritan 



Prolific Rose . 



Drear's Standard. . . . , . 



Money Maker 



S.Tbean's Elephant 



^[aule'.« Thoroughbred. 



Rose No. 9 



(.Canadian Peauty 



Anierican Giant ... . 



Uncle Sam : . . 



Country Gentleman.. . . 



Empire State 



American Wonder.- 



State of Maine. 



Irish Cobbler .. . . 



Carman No. 3 



Seedling No. 7 



.General Gordon . 



Holborn Abundance . . . 



Carman No. 1 



Pearce 



Cambridge Russet . . . . 



Enormous 



I. X. L 



Delaware 



Rochester Rose 



Swiss Snowflake 



Clay Rose 



Penn Manor 



Reeve's Rose 



Everett 



Bumaby Seedling 



]?ovee 



J'Jarly St. George . . 



Pingree 



Early Andes 



Vick's Extra Early. . . . 



Rawdon Rose 



Early Envoy 



lOarly Rose . . . . 



Early White Prize 



Weak 



11 . . 

 V. rank 

 Weak 

 Med. . 

 Weak 



lAii^. 



• ; Aug. 



25 Med. 

 24 1. 

 Large 



25 

 31 

 25 



Med. . 

 Large 



Pi 



847 

 G5() 

 G49 

 G34 

 G05 

 5G8 

 5G1 

 557 

 553 

 550 

 5.50 

 54(i 

 5-lG 

 512 

 539 

 531 

 528 

 528 

 524 

 517 

 509 

 509 

 493 

 495 

 487 

 4(i5 

 4G2 

 45.S 

 429 

 407 



o:)0 



352 

 348 

 341 

 330 

 32G 

 315 

 315 

 282 

 2G4 



20 

 20 



20 



i7 20 



a) 

 -73 <i 



40 



40 



20 



40 

 40 



40 



40 



40 

 40 



20 



20 

 20 

 20 

 20 



P3 



401 520 



..I 524 



..I 5C!J 



20 .50G 



20 509 



38S 

 333 

 333 

 315 

 .333 

 311 



20 



799 

 GIG 

 GIG 

 .590 20 

 5(51 

 553 40 

 539 

 .531 



40 

 40 

 20 

 40 



■io 



50G 



487 



517 



50G 



50G 



491 



484 



502 20 



484 



451 



454 



4G5 



4.51 



429 



429 



410 40 



40 



20 



as i 





40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 40 

 41. 



300 40 



304 20 



293 20 



389 40 



271 

 231 



20 



«) CO 



3 .a 



P5 J 



47 

 40 

 33 

 44 

 44 

 14 

 22 

 25 

 33 

 25 

 40 

 40 

 3G 

 3G 

 51 

 14 

 22 

 22 

 33 

 33 



rr 



I 

 25 

 44 

 40 

 22 

 14 

 33 

 29 

 18 

 18 



:^3 



22 

 oG 

 14 

 29 

 29 

 22 

 22 

 25 

 11 

 33 



40 

 20 



40 



40 



40 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 40 



Form and Colour. 



20 

 40 



20 



40 



20 

 20 

 20 



40 

 40 



20 

 20 



40 



Long, round, white. 

 Roimd, deep jnnk. 

 Flattisli oval, white. 

 Round ir II 

 Long ro\ind i. 



II deep i)iilk. 



u flat, (ieep pink. 



II round. It. ]>ink. 

 Round oval, white. 

 Fhittish II II 



Long, deep pink. 



II white. 

 Long round, white. 

 Flat o\al, white. 

 Flat, white. 

 Long round, wdiite. 



II deep red. 

 Long round , d'p pink. 

 Round, white. 

 Flat 



Round, jiink. 

 L"g round, d'p rus.set. 

 Roundish, white. 

 Lung round, pink. 

 Long oval, white. 

 Long round, I't pink. 

 Irregular, white. 

 Flat oval, deep pink. 

 Loner " II 



Flat 

 Long 

 Flat 

 Long 



Flat 



light pink, 

 pink. 



II 

 light pink, 

 deep pink, 

 white. 



Round oval, white. 

 Flat, pink. 

 Round oval, It pink. 

 II pink. 



II M 



II . oval, I't pink. 



GRASSES. 



The past season has been a fairly satisfactory one for grasses and the yield was 

 above the average. Bald Wheat gras.s (E. Virginicus) is a native of the province. 

 We have found it quite vigorous on light dry locations where many other grasses give 

 poor returns. It should be cut quite green, otherwise .it cures a dark brown colour and 

 is decidedly woody in texture. 



Western Rye grass (A. ienerum) is also a native of this province. Although a 

 more tender grass than the Wheat grass, it also should be cut directly the head is 

 formed, otherwise the hay is tough and hard. 



On this farm we have had good results from sowing a mixture of Western Rye 

 grass and Austrian Brome, using 7 lbs. of each variety of seed. By this plan the 

 Brr.me cures better and in the mixture the slippery character of pure Rye grass is not 

 so noticeable. 



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