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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



Potatoes — Test op Varieties. 



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Name of Variety. 



Vermont Gold Coin. 

 I Reeve's Rose .... 



American Wonder. . 



State of Maine . . , 



Uncle Sam 



Carman No. 1 



Pearce 



Morgan Seedling . . . 



' Sabean's Elephant. . 



lOJDreer's Standard ... 



Ill Empire of State 



12| Late Puritan 



13 Money Maker 



14 1. X. L 



1.5 Bovee 



16 Maule's Thoro'bred . 

 ITBurnaby Seedling. . . 



18 Early Envoy 



10 Irish Cobbler 



20 Holborn Abundance. 



21 

 22 

 23 

 24 



Dooley 



Everett 



Carman No. 3 . . . . 

 Ashkaf Kidney. . 



25 Canadian Beauty. 



26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 

 3? 



Rochester Rose . 

 Dalmeny Beaxity . . . 

 Country Gentleman. 



Early Rose 



Pingree 



Vick's Extra Early . 

 Early White Prize. . 



Character 



of 

 Growth 



Strong... 



Medium . 

 Strong . . . 



Medium . 



Strong . . 

 Weak . . . 

 Medium. 



Strong. . . 



It . . . 

 Medium . 



II 

 Strong. . . 

 Medium . 

 Weak . . . 

 Strong. . . 



When 

 Matured. 



Weak . . . 

 Medium , 

 Strong. . . 

 Weak . . . 



Oct. 1. 

 Sept. 1. 



I. 10. 

 Oct. 1 . 

 Sept. 29. 



I, 15. 

 Aug. 28. 

 Not ripe. 

 Sept. 1. 



I, 25. 



I- 12. 



.. 20.. 



.. 12.. 



5.. 



Aug. 20.. 



Sept. 5.. 



5.. 



Aug. 30.. 



„ 30.. 

 Not ripe. 

 Sept. 15., 

 Aug. 20., 

 Sept. 8. 

 Aug. 30. 

 Sept. 16. 

 Aug. 30. 

 Sept. 20. 

 Aug. 25. 



M 30. 



I- 29. 



IT 25. 



.. 31. 



Average 

 Size. 



Very large 



Large . . 

 Very large 

 ,1 



. iMedium. 

 Large . . 



Yield per acre. 



Total 



Bush . Lbs. 



M. to L . 

 Large . . . 

 Very large 



It 

 Medium . 



M. to L 

 Medium 

 Very large 



II . . 

 Medium . . 



II . . 

 Very large 

 Large .... 



495 



491 



484 



484 



469 



451 



447 



443 



436 



436 



429 



421 



418 



414 



407 



403 



392 



392 



385 



374 



363 



359 



344 



341 



337 



337 



311 



300 



289 



278 



260 



256 



20 



20 



20 



40 

 20 

 20 



40 



20 



20 

 20 

 20 



Marke- 

 table. 



Bush . Lbs. 



473 

 473 

 469 

 4.58 

 440 

 421 

 436 

 429 

 421 

 414 

 414 

 407 

 403 

 392 

 359 

 388 

 377 

 370 

 355 

 366 



20 

 20 



40 

 20 



40 

 20 

 20 



20 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 40 

 40 



Unmarke- 

 table. 



Bush . Lbs. 



22 

 18 

 14 

 25 

 29 

 29 

 11 

 14 

 14 

 22 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 22 

 47 

 14 

 14 

 22 

 29 



7 

 14 

 29 

 14 

 11 



7 

 36 

 14 



25 

 22 

 33 

 18 



20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 



40 

 40 



40 

 40 

 40 



■io 



40 

 40 



20 

 20 

 40 

 20 

 40 



20 

 40 

 40 



40 



20 



Form and 

 Colour. 



White, round. 

 Lt. pink, oval 

 White, long. 

 White, flat oval 

 White, fl.-vt. 



It 

 Pink, round. 



II long. 

 White, long. 

 White,flatoval 

 White, long. 

 Wh.,roun'i, Ig. 

 White, kidney. 

 Pink, long. 



It 

 Pink, long.flat. 

 Pink, oval. 

 Pink, round. 

 White, flat. 



II round. 



II It 



Pink, long. 

 White, long. 



Lt. pink, long. 



II II 

 White, oval. 

 Pink, long. 



M round. 

 White, oval. 



It pink, flat. 

 Lt. pink, oval. 



EXPERIMENTvS WITH GRASSES. 



The season of 1906 was not favourable for the growth of grasses. They all suf- 

 fered from lack of rain during the growing period. The weather was good for curing. 



Below will be found the yields of six plots for the past four years. In each case 

 the seed was sown on well prepared land, without a nurse crop. 



It will be noted that Alsike mixed with Timothy has done well, giving hay of 

 very superior quality. Alsike in this plot has done better than Eed Clover mixed 

 with Timothy. 



Brome has done well, but after four crops must be broken. 



New plots will be sown in the spring. 



Grasses. 



Variety. 



Timothy 



Timothy and Alsike 



Awnless Bron'e (Bromus incrmis) 



Hard Fescue ( F. duriuscida ) , 



West«m Rye grass (A. tenerum). 

 Red Top (A. vulgaris) 



Sown. 



1903 

 1903 

 1902 

 1900 

 1902 

 1903 



1903. 



Lbs. 



2,300 

 3,850 

 2,220 



1904. 



Lbs. 

 2,700 



4,700 

 3,800 

 4,500 

 1,900 



1905. 



Lbs. 



4,200 

 5,400 

 5,900 

 5,000 

 4,100 

 4,600 



1906. 



Lbs. 



2,100 

 2,940 

 3,080 

 2,470 

 1,080 

 900 



