362 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



E. G. Saxton, Sprinj^port, Mich. — Vick's Early Pride, Orphans, Quick 

 Crop, Vick's Harvest Queen, Maggie Murphy, Farmer's Alliance, Rutland 

 Rose, Sure Crop, White Mountain, American Beauty. 



SUMMARY OF PROMISING YARIETIES. 



The varieties that should rank among the standard sorts are mentioned 

 in the following lists. Those marked with the star (*) grew in soil that 

 lacked in fertility as compared with the late plot; which, together with the 

 fact that the early varieties are lighter yielders, explains the reason of the 

 noticeable difference in the output. 



Early Varieties. 



The varieties maturing first, and giving the largest yields, per acre, were 

 Irish Cobbler (193.87 bu.) and Early Pride* (155.5 bu.), while Early 

 Michigan* (155.8 bu.). Early Norther* (133 bu.). Early Pinkeye* (142.5 

 bu.), Early Walton* (150.31 bu.), Early Woodbury* (145.1 bu.), and 

 Quick Crop,* with a yield of (134.76 bu. ), were nearly as productive. 



Medium Early. 



Rose No. 9* (171.05 bu.), Early Bell* (145.13 bu.), are very promising 

 medium sorts, and were closely followed by two varieties, Good News* 

 (132.07 bu.) and Acme* (132.17 bu.), which are equal in quality and nearly 

 as productive. 



Medium Late. 



Livingston Banner (425.03 bu. ), Country Gentleman (388.75 bu. ), 

 Wise's Seedling (357.64 bu.). Napoleon (342.1 bu.), Lakeside Champion 

 (336.91 bu.),- Rutland Rose (331.73 bu.), and Inability (316.18 bu.), 

 Rural New Yorker No. 2 (362.88 bu.), Supplanter (321.36 bu.), Troy 

 Seedling (326.55 bu.), and Vanguard (388.56bu. ), comprises the list of the 

 medium late varieties. 



Late Varieties. 



Among the late sorts the heaviest yielders were, Enormous (502.78 bu.), 

 and Champion of the World (425.03 bu ), but Fottler's Peachblow, yield- 

 ing 352.46 bushels, Maggie Murphy (383.56 bu.), Carman No. 3 (800.63 bu.), 

 Cayuga, (393.98 bu.). Great Divide (863.93 bu.), Hicks 22 (399.1 bu.), 

 Hicks 101 (347.28 bu.). White Manhattan (404.3 bu.). White Prize (378.38 

 bu. ), and World's Fair ( 386.9 1 bu. ) , are varieties of much merit. There are 

 many other varieties that have been grown for several years aod are 

 reliable, notes and descriptions of which may be found in the previous 

 bulletins. 



