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EXPBRIME^^TAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VH., A. 1908 



POTATOES. 



^ Thirty-two varieties of potatoes were planted in the experimental plots. Four 

 rows. of one hundred feet long were planted with the rows two and a half feet apart, 

 and the sets about one foot apart in the rows. The yield has been computed from the 

 crop obtained from sixty-six feet of the two middle rows. 



All were planted May 1, on sandy loam, which had received a heavy dressing of 

 manure in the spring of 1905 and was in good condition, but the very dry July and 

 August lessened the yield. 



The tubers were smooth, of very fine quality and with very little rot, only four of 

 the varieties being so affected. They were all dug on October 17. 



iPoTAToEs — Test of Varieties. 



a> 



Name of Variety. 



1 Late Puritan 



2 Dreer's Standarrl 



3 Vermont Gold Coin . . 



4| American Wonder 



5j Ashleaf Kidney 



State of Maine .... ... 



7{Everett 



8|Rochester Rose 



9 Sabean's Elephant 



lOiCarnianNo. 1 



lllMaule's Thoroughbred. 



I2II.X.L 



13|Morgan Seedling 



\A Uncle Sam 



15 Empire State 



IG Holborn Abundance- . 



17 Carman No. 3 



18 Early White Prize. . . . 



19 Burnaby Mammoth . . 



20 Pearce . 



21 Vick's Extra Early 



22 Dalmeny Beauty 



23 Country Gentleman . 



24 Dooley 



25 Early Rose 



20 Bovee 



27 Irish Cobbler 



28 Reeve's Rose 



29 Early Envoy 



30 

 31 

 32 



Money Maker. . . 



Pingree 



Canadian Beauty 



Yield per Acre. 



Sound. 



Bush. Lbs. 



581 36 



5S9 36 



509 .. 



508 12 



495 . . 



466 24 



453 12 



430 .. 



435 36 



404 48 



402 36 



396 .. 



363 . . 



360 48 



356 24 



336 36 



330 . . 



330 .. 



323 24 



297 . . 



281 36 



277 12 



272 48 



268 24 



264 .. 



264 .. 



248 36 



218 56 



218 56 



199 .. 



200 12 

 171 36 



Rotten. 



Market- 

 able. 



Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs, 



Unmarket- 

 able. 



30 

 "5' 



22' 



43 



12 12 



583 .. 



501 .. 



443 .. 



407 12 



347 .. 



397 24 



363 .. 



363 .. 



370 36 



343 48 



324 36 



339 . . 



311 .. 



306 40 



281 .. 



270 36 



200 . . 



281 .. 



275 .. 



254 . . 



225 36 



250 12 



189 48 

 229 

 211 

 215 

 204 

 187 

 176 



160 12 



133 12 



120 .. 



58 

 88 

 66 

 101 

 148 

 69 

 90 

 67 

 65 

 61 

 78 

 57 

 52 

 54 

 71 

 66 

 40 

 49 

 48 

 43 

 56 

 47 

 83 

 39 

 53 

 49 

 44 

 31 

 42 



51 

 67 

 51 



36 

 36 



24 



24 



24 



36 



56 

 56 



36 



Form and Colour. 



Long, white. 



Long, flat, white 

 Round, white. 

 Long, pink. 

 Long, rose. 

 Oblong, red. 

 Long, white. 



II 

 Long, rose. 

 Long, flat, pink. 

 Long, pink. 

 Round, white. 

 Long, flat, white. 

 Round, white. 



II 

 Long, white. 

 Oblong, rose. 

 Long, red. 

 Round, rose. 

 Round, white. 

 Oblong, pink. 

 Oblong, white. 

 Oblong, rose, 

 liong, rose. 

 Round, white. 

 Long, rose. 

 Oblong, pink and 



white. 

 EiOng, white. 



II 

 Oblong, flat, white. 



