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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, LACOMBE, ALBERTA. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, G. H. HUTTON, B.S.A. 



At this Station the conditions are quite different from those at any. of the other 

 prairie Farms or Stations. The elevation is high, the season is fairly moist, and the 

 nights are usually quite cool in the growing season. 



Woody plants do not mature as well here as in places where the elevation is lower 

 and the season drier. The tree fruits are not succeeding very well as yet, although, 

 when better protection is afforded, it is hoped they will do better. Small fruits succeed 

 well, and many kinds of vegetables also. The climate is particularly favourable for 

 most annual flowers, which bloom very profusely here, as they do in most places on 

 the prairies. 



The following report will give some idea of some of the things which were under 

 test in 1912, and the results obtained. 



VEGETABLES. 



POTATOES. 



Twenty-eight varieties of potatoes were planted in 1912, on land ploughed out 

 of sod in August of 1911, and fall worked. The seed was planted on May 21, in rows 

 two and one-half feet apart; with cuttings, one to two eyes to the cutting, twelve 

 to fourteen inches apart in the row. Shallow cultivation was practised throughout 

 the season. The potatoes were dug on September 23. There was no rot apparent. 



Potatoes. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Rochester Rose.. 

 Wee McGregor . . 

 Houlton Rose — 

 Ashleaf Kidney . 

 Early Norther. . . 

 Early Hebron . . . 



Epicure 



Carman No. 1 . . . 



Late Puritan 



Einpire State. . . 

 Morgan Seedling. 



Table Talk 



Dreer's Standard . . 

 Irish Cobbler (U. S. 



seed) 



Gold Coin 



Everett 



Reeves' Rose ... . 

 American Wonder. 

 King Edward VII 



Money Maker 



Factor 



Irish Cobbler( Home 



grown seed). 

 Hard -to Beat. . 

 Longworthy . . . 

 Vick's Extra Early. 

 Dalmeny Beauty. 

 New Queen.. 



Total 



Yield 



per Acre. 



Bush. Lb. Bush. Lb 



Total 

 Yield, 

 Market- 

 able. • 



407 

 400 

 306 

 303 

 389 

 382 

 369 

 358 

 356 

 344 

 338 

 330 

 317 



310 

 302 

 203 

 292 

 284 

 281 

 264 

 236 



231 

 191 

 189 

 162 

 130 

 115 



00 

 24 

 00 

 48 

 24 

 48 

 36 

 36 

 24 

 18 

 48 

 00 

 21 



12 



30 



9 



36 

 21 

 36 

 00 

 30 



00 

 34 

 12 

 48 

 21 

 30 



335 

 370 

 344 

 354 

 350 

 325 

 205 

 322 

 347 

 335 

 313 

 252 

 238 



228 

 264 

 234 

 225 

 213 

 183 

 163 

 1P5 



190 

 110 

 156 

 113 

 87 

 82 



47 

 22 

 31 

 35 

 28 

 33 

 41 

 44 

 29 

 42 

 23 

 27 

 1 



00 

 41 

 31 

 18 

 15 



2 

 41 



7 



35 

 3 



5 



58 

 50 

 00 



Total 

 Yield, 

 Un- 

 market- 

 able. 



Bush. Lb. 



71 

 30 

 51 

 39 

 38 

 57 

 73 

 35 



8 



8 

 25 

 77 

 79 



82 

 37 

 58 

 67 

 71 

 98 

 100 

 41 



40 

 81 

 33 

 48 

 42 

 33 



13 

 o 



29 

 23 

 56 

 15 

 55 

 52 

 55 

 36 

 25 

 33 

 20 



12 

 49 

 38 

 IS 

 6 

 34 

 19 

 23 



25 

 21 

 7 

 50 

 22 

 30 



Form and Colour. 



Pink, long. 



White, smooth, oval. 



Red, smooth, long. 



Pink, oval. 



Red, fairly smooth, long. 



Pink, ,t n 



Deep eyes, red round, 



White, oval, [little flat. 



Pink, long. 

 White, oval. 



White, round. 

 White, ova!. 

 Red, oval. 



ii 

 White, oval. 



Round, pink, quite deep 

 White, long. [eyes. 



Round, white. 



White, round. 

 Flat, white. 

 White, irregular. 

 White, oval. 

 White, long. 



