670 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



& GEORGE v., A. 1915 



POTATOES. 



Twenty-six varieties of potatoes were tested in drills "0 inches apart, and the sets 

 plantefl 4 to 5 inches apart in the drill. 



Potatoes — Test of varieties. 



o 



Variety. 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



26 



1 



Rawlings Kidney 



(Ashleaf Kidney) 

 Americiin Wonder.... 



Carman No. 1 



Everett 



Empire State 



Early Norther 



Early Hebron 



Dreer's Standard . . . 

 Dalmeny Beauty . . . 



Factor 



Houlton Rose 



Hard to Beat 



Late Puritan 



Irish Cobbler 



Money Maker 



Morgan Seedling. . . . 



New Queen 



Rochester Rose 



Reeves' Rose 



Table Talk 



Vick's Extra Early.. 



Gold Coin 



Wee MacGregor. 



*Bermucia Early.. . . 

 Eureka Extra Earlj-. 

 *Early Ohio 



Character 

 of soil. 



Date 

 planted . 



Date 

 lifted. 



Claj' loam . 



May 30. 



" 30. 



" ,30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" .30. 



" .30. 



•■' 30. 



" .30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" .30. 



" 30. 



" .30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



" 30. 



Sept. 23. 

 23, 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23, 

 23, 

 23, 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 



Growth 



bize. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Form and ColoHr. 



Strong.. Large... 

 Medium Medium 

 Strong.. Large. 



Medium 



Large. 



'Medium Medium 



Strong. . 



L'lrge.. 



Medium 



Large 



Bush. Lb. 



281 

 145 

 195 

 251 

 175 

 353 

 373 

 431 

 445 

 276 

 558 

 223 

 331 

 354 

 345 

 3G7 

 392 

 333 

 382 

 390 

 355 

 540 

 483 



43 

 525 



36 



40 



40 



20 

 20 

 40 



40 

 20 

 60 

 10 

 10 



20 



20 

 20 



40 



oval, white. 



long, white. 



oval, " 



long, pink. 



long, white. 



long, red. 



long, pink and white. 



oval, white. 



" red. 



" white. 

 (( (< 



round, white. 



" pink. 



oval, pink and white. 



oval, red. 

 it ii 



" white. 



" pink and white. 



" white. 



" red. 

 " white. 

 " red. 



•Evidently seed was poor as very few came up. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Early in the season the old plantation of small fruits was removed in order to 

 make room for lawns. A new plantation was set out in which six specimens of each 

 variety of currants and raspberries, and three specimens of each variety of gooseberry 

 were planted. A list of the different varieties is given below. 



6 Greenfield Red. 

 6 Pomona. 

 C Perfection. 

 6 Red Dutch. 

 6 Red Grape. 



RED CURRANTS. 



6 Red Cross. 

 6 Rankins Red. 

 6 Victoria Red. 

 6 Wilder. 



10 White Grape. 

 6 White Cherry. 

 12 Large V.'hite. 



WHITE CURRANTS. 



6 Verrieres White. 

 6 White Imperial. 



Indian Head. 



