686 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



PoTA'JOES — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Date of 

 planting. 



1 Table Talk 



2 Wee McGregor 



3 Dreer's Standard. . 



4 Rawlings' Kidney, 



Kidney) 



5 Morgan Seedling... 



6 Carman No. 1 



7 Dalmcnv Beauty... 



8 Gold Coin 



9 Money Maker 



10 Rochester Rose. . . . 



11 Empire-State 



12 Everett 



13 Irish Cobbler 



14 Late Puritan. 



f.\shlcaf 



Vick'sE.xtra Early. 

 Factor 



15 

 16 

 17 Reeves' Rose. 



18 Hard to Beat 



19 American Wonder. 



May 20. 



1 " 20. 

 • " 20. 



20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 

 20. 



Date of 

 lifting. 



Sept. 



30 

 30 

 30 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 20 

 30 

 30 



Size. 



. Medium 

 .Large... 

 . Medium 



tt 



Large... 



. Medium 

 .Large... 

 .Medium 

 .Small... 

 .Large... 

 Medium 

 .Large... 

 .Medium 

 .Large... 



.Medium 



(( 



n 



! Small... 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Form and ColoHr. 



Bush. Lb. 



283 48 lOval, white. 

 255 12 iLong, white. 

 242 33 Round, white. 



240 

 237 

 226 

 218 

 216 

 209 

 202 

 188 

 179 

 175 

 172 

 148 

 133 

 132 

 130 

 80 



54 

 3 

 3 



54 

 28 



24 

 39 

 58 

 27 

 9 

 30 



54 

 18 



Kidney-shaped, white. 



Long, white. 



Round, white. 



Oval, white. 



lOval, white. 



Long, white. 



Long, red. 



Long, white. 



Long, pink. 



Round, deep eyes, white 



Oval, white. 



Long, pink and white. 



Oval, white. 



" red. 



" white. 

 Round, white, pink eyes 



Seven varieties of potatoes grown on a different area basis were also tested and 



resulted as follows. 



Potatoes. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Number of rows 

 growTi. 



Prince Albany 'l row, 66 ft. 



New Queen. 



Early Norther 



Houlton Rose 



Early Hebron 



Early Ohio, 0-1693 ... . 

 Bermuda Early 0-16SS. 



2 rows, 66 



66 



66 



" 66 



1 row, 66 



2 rows, 66 



Date of 

 plant- 

 ing. 



Date of 

 lifting, j 



Size. 



Yield 

 per acre. 



Form and 

 Colour. 



?ept. 30 Large., 

 " 30 Medium.. 242 

 " 30 „ 228 



Bus.Lb. 



356 24 



" 30 Large. 



" 30 " 



" 30 Small. 



" 30 Large. 



209 

 193 

 107 



48 



36 



48 



Oval, white. 

 Oval, red. 

 Round, red. 

 Long, red. 

 Round, red. 

 Round, pink. 



39 36 Round, red. 



BEANS. 



So■v^^l in the garden May 19. One row 30 feet long of each, and rows 30 inches 

 apart. 



Variety. 



Wardwell's Kidney Wax. 

 Stringlcss Green Pod. . . . 



Refugee or 1000 to 1 



Bountiful 



Early Refugee 



Keeney'.s Rustless Wax. . 

 Valentine 



Remarks. 



Scott. 



