DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



365 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, SCOTT, SASKATCHEWAN. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, R. E. EVEREST, B.S.A. 



The Experimental Station at Scott is situated on a bare prairie without a tree 

 in sight, except those which have been planted at the Station. Exposed as it is to 

 the wintry winds, it is not expected that the experiments with some things will be 

 very satisfactory until protection is afforded by the trees and shrubs which have been 

 planted for that purpose. Still, in 1912, some information was obtained which should 

 be useful to settlers coming into this part of Canada, and it is hoped that year by 

 year the results will be increasingly valuable. 



VEGETABLES. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



Nineteen varieties of potatoes were planted on the 25th of May in drills thirty 

 inches apart, sets twelve to fourteen inches apart in the drills. After the crop was up 

 the ground was harrowed and frequent cultivation given during the season. The last 

 time through with the single cultivator, the moulds were turned' to throw a little 

 earth toward the rows. The potatoes were taken up on the 8th of October, and were 

 a very satisfactory crop for size and quality, and in the majority of varieties the total 

 yield was good. 



potatoes — Test of Varieties. 



O 

 1 



Name of Variety. 



1 Morgan Seedling. 



2 Ashleaf Kidney , 



3 Wee McGregor . . 



4 Table Talk 



5 Money Maker 



6 Gold Coin 



7 Rochester Rose . . 

 8, Carman No. 1. . . . 

 9jEmpire^ State . 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 



Deer's Standard 



Everett 



Late Puritan, 



Dalmeny Beauty . . 



Irish Cobbler 



15JVick's Extra Early. 



16 Reeves' Rose 



17 Hard to Beat 



18 American Wonder. . 



19 Factor 



Form and Colour. 



Long and white. 

 Kidney shape, white. 

 Oval, smooth, white. 

 Oval, white. 

 Long, white. 

 Oval, white. 

 Long, red. 

 Oval, white. 



Oval, red. 



Long, white. 



Oval, white. 



Round, white. 



Long, pink. 



Long, red. 



Long, white. 



Round, white with pink eye. 



Oval, white. 



VEGETABLE TESTS. 



The results in vegetable tests, though not large, are encouraging indications as 

 to what may be accomplished in the growth of garden produce. A number of the 

 summer vegetables came in quickly and gave an abundant growth of good table 

 quality. 



