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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Formerly when small two-eye sets were used, some difficulty has been experienced 

 from uneven germination, many sets failing to grow. For the past two years large 

 sets have been used with excellent results, the germination being almost perfect. 



The average yield of twelve of the most productive varieties covering a period of 

 five years is also given. 



The previous crop was pease. There was no injury from rot, and practically all 

 were marketable. 



The yield per acre has been estimated in each case from the product of one row 

 66 feet long. 



All the varieties were planted on May 18, in rich clay loam, without manure, and 

 were dug on October 5. 



Potatoes — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Hale's Champion 



I. X. L 



Sabean's Elephant 



Columbus 



Daisy 



State of Maine 



Prolific Rose 



American Wonder 



Brown's Rot Proof 



Reeve's Rose 



Burnaby Seedling 



White Beauty 



Early Pride 



Browned 's Winner 



Enormous 



Vigorosa 



Extra Early Harvest. . 



Carman No. 1 



Ros3 No. 9 



Bill Nye 



Money Maker 



Wonder of the World . 



Lizzie's Pride 



Quaker City 



Maule's Thoroughbred. 



Vanier 



Di eer's Standard 



Northern Spy 



American Beauty 



Seedling No. 7 



American Giant 



Clarke's No. 1 



Good News 



Early Norther 



Pearce's Extra Early . . 

 Country Gentleman. . . 



Uncle Sam 



Empire State 



Maggie Murphy 



Swiss Snowflake 



Early Puritan 



Late Puritan., 



Irish Cobbler 



General Gordon 



Rural Blush 



Cambridge Russet 



Canadian Beauty . ... 



Clay Rose 



New Queen 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Fair.. 

 Rank 



Fair . 

 Rank 



Fair.. 

 Rank 



Weak 

 Rank 



When 

 Matured. 



Sept. 1. 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. 1. 

 Not ripe. 

 Sept. 1 . 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. 1. 



1. 



Not ripe . 



Sept. 1. 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. 1 . 



1. 



1. 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. 1. 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. L 

 Not ripe. 

 Sept. 1 . 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. 1. 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. I. 

 Not ripe. 



Sept. l! 



Average 

 Size. 



Medium . 



Small . . .' 

 Medium. 



Small . . . 

 Medium. 



Small. . . . 

 Medium . 



Small . . . 

 Medium. 



Small . . . 

 Medium, 

 n 



Large . . . 



Medium . 



Large . . . 

 Medium. 

 Large . . . 

 Medium. 



Small . . . 

 Large . . 

 Medium . 



£mall . . '. 

 Medium. 



Quality. 



Fair.. 

 Good . 

 Poor . 

 Fair.. 



Good. 

 Fair . 



Good . . , 



Fair.. 



Poor . 

 Fair .. 

 Good . 

 Poor . 



Fair . . 

 Good. 

 Poor . 



Good . 



Fair ., 

 Good . 

 Fair.. 



Poor . 

 Good. 



Poor . 

 Good. 



Fair . . 

 Poor . 



Good. 



ii 

 Fair.. 



Good . 



Form and Colour. 



Roundish, oval, white. 

 Long, round, light pink. 



ii round, white. 



H oval, deep pink. 



ii n light pink. 

 Flattish oval, white. 

 Roundish, oval, deep pink. 

 Long, round, white. 

 Round, oval, deep pink. 

 Flat oval, light pink. 

 ii ii 



ii white. 



ii light pink. 



Irregular deep pink. 

 Roundish white. 

 Long, round light pink. 

 Roundish, white. 

 Flat, white. 

 Long, flat, deep pink. 

 Roundish oval, white. 

 Round, oval white. 



ti oval, light pink. 

 Irregular white. 

 Long, flat, white. 



n ovai, deep pink. 

 Roundish oval, deep pink. 

 Flattish oval, white. 

 Long, flat, deep pink. 



ii white. 



Long, oval, deep red. 

 Roundish oval, white. 

 Long, flat, light pink. 



ii round, deep pink. 



n flat, pink. 



n ii deep pink. 



ii deep pink. 

 Flattish, oval white. 

 Long, round, white. 

 Flattish, oval, light pink. 

 Irregular, white. 

 Long, round, white. 

 Long, round, white. 

 Flattish, white. 

 Long, round, deep pink. 

 Round, oval, deep pink. 

 Long, round, deep russet. 



ii ii light pink. 



Flat, oval, deep pink. 

 Long, round, light pink. 



