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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



Ninety varieties of potatoes were planted, May 8 and 9, on clay loam, which had 

 been given about twenty wagon loads per acre of barnyard manure in the spring of 

 1900. This had been worked well into the soil with spading-harrow and drag and a crop 

 of oats grown that year. As soon as the oats were harvested the land was well harrowed 

 to start weed seeds and shed grain and ploughed late in the fall. In spring it was well 

 stirred and mixed by use of the spading-harrow and drag, and the potatoes planted in 

 drills 2 J feet apart. The spring was wet and cold but the seed germinated well and 

 the stand was even throughout. The yield is a very good one and the quality all that 

 could be desired. Except a few rows left as check rows, all were sprayed with Bordeaux 

 mixture to prevent injury by blight ; but those untreated remained healthy until 

 ripened as there was no blight this season. Four rows of each sort were planted and 

 the yield per acre calculated from two centre rows, G6 feet long. There was very little 

 rot this year and the crop throughout was very even and fine. 



Potatoes. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Uncle Sam 



Dakota Red 



Polaris ' . 



Vanier 



Money Maker 



Swiss Snowflake ... . 



American Giant 



Mclntyre 



Hoi born Abundance 

 Vick's Extra Early . 



Bovee 



New Variety No. 1. . 



Seedling No. 230 



Rochester Rose 



Seedling No. 7 



Northern Spy 



Lee's Favorite 



Hale's Champion .... 



Prize Taker 



Clay Rose 



Reeves' Rose 



Burnahy Seedling. . . . 



Flemish Beauty 



Empire State 



Early Puritan 



Columbus 



Carman No. 3 



Irish Daisy 



Quaker City 



Sabean's Elephant. . . 



Daisy. ....... 



Late Puritan 



Troy Seedling 



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Green Mountain 



Brownell's Winner. . . 

 Hose No. 9. 





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592 



589 



585 



580 



574 



569 



558 



556 



554 



553 



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547 



545 



Delaware .... 1543 



Houlton Rose 542 



Carman No. 1 |541 



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Form and Colour. 



Round white. 

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ii white. 



ii dark red. 



■I white. 

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 Long ii 



n pink. 

 Round white. 



ii pale rose. 

 Long rose. 

 Round pale rose, 



H white. 

 Long rose. 



ii red. 



ii pink. 



ii rose. 

 Round white. 



ii red. 

 Long rose. 



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ii pink white. 



n white. 



H flat rose. 

 Oblong white. 

 Round white. 

 Flat 



ii long white. 

 Long pink and white. 



ii ii 



n red. 



ii flat pink and white. 

 Long flat white. 



ii red. 



ii rose. 

 Round white. 

 Long Hat rose. 

 Round white. 



