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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



Cooking Test. 



A cooking test was made of twenty-two varieties of potatoes. The following 

 wore the notes taken on their cooking qualities: — 



Variety. 



Table Talk... . 

 Wee McGregor.. 

 Woodbury's White 



Rose 



Empire State 



Ashleaf Kidney. . . 

 Reeve's Rose 



Early Ohio . 



American Wonder 



Irish Cobbler 



Early Bovee . .... 



Late Puritan 



Money Maker 



Morgan Seedling. . 

 Peacock's Surprise 

 Early White Prize 



Rochester Rose 



Manitoba Wonder 

 Sabesm Elephant . . 

 Hamilton's Early. 

 Factor 



Character of Surface. 



Flavor. 



Smooth, shallow eyes. 



Gold Coin . . , 

 Hard to Beat. 



It II 



Very smooth, shallow eyes 



Smooth, shallow eyes 



Smooth, medium eyes 



Smooth, deep eyes. . 



Smooth, shallow eyes 



Deep eyes 



Rather rough, rather deep 



eyes 



Smooth 



Very smooth, shallow eyes 

 Smooth, medium eyes. . . . 

 Very smooth, shallow eyes 

 Medium smooth, medium 



shallow eyes 



Medium smooth 



Medium shallow eyes 



Smooth, shallow eyes ..... 



Smooth, very shallow eyes 



Smooth, shallow eyes. . . Very good 

 Very smooth, shallow eyes Good 



Good 



Very good 



Texture. 



Very good . 



Good Rather coarse . 



Very good (Very good 

 Medium . . Medium . 



Good... 



Dryness. 



Medium dry. . 

 Dry 



Very good 



Good 



Very good 



Good 



Very good 



Good 



Medium. . 



Very dry , 



Dry 



Medium, vary 



i"g 



Dry 



Varying...... 



Rather moist . . 



Good 



H 



Very good . 



Good. 



Medium 

 Good.... 



Medium . 



Very good . 

 Medium. . . 



Wet 



Dry .. .. 

 Medium. 

 Dry.. 

 Medium . 



Good. 



Rather moist. 

 Dry 



Medium dry. 

 Dry 



Remarks. 



Cooks quickly 



Some red flesh. 

 Slow to cook. 



Some red flesh. 



Cooks very 

 quickly. 



Cooks quickly, 

 yellowish flesh. 



ONIONS. 



Five varieties of seed onions and three kinds of sets were planted on April 19 

 and 20. 



Variety. 



Dark Red Beauty 



Large Red Wethersfield. 



Ailsa Craig. 



Dan vers Yellow Glob3. . 



Salzer's Wethersfield 



Yellow Dutch Sets 



Multiplier Sets 



White Dutch Sets 



Date of ripening. 



Vield of one 

 60 foot row. 



lbs. 



78 



75 



56 



48i 



38" 



33 



27 



17 



