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one only seems valuable. Thirty-six hills yielded twenty-four pounds. 

 Slightly elongated and flattened. Skin light pink and eyes at the surface. 



Dakota Seedling. — From J. A. Everitt & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 



One tuber cut to twelve pieces produced two pounds and five ounces of 

 potatoes, none of which were marketable. In shape and color the product 

 resembles the original tuber, but the size and yield are very small compared 

 with what was expected from the appearance of the tuber received from 

 Everitt & Co., as that was a large and fine looking potato. 



Several varieties were planted upon a very poor soil east of the apple 

 orchard and were so nearly a failure that no record was kept of the weights. 



While some of the varieties did not return the seed, others gave a very fair 

 crop under the circumstances, and may be mentioned here as worthy of trial. 



Summit. — Tubers of good shape, medium size, with quite large eyes at the 

 surface. 



TJiorburn. — Tubers regular, smooth, eyes small, of excellent quality, and 

 under good conditions an early and productive variety. 



Sutton. — Tubers of good size, skin red and with eyes well marked. It has 

 a tendency to become constricted toward one end, forming a sort of neck. 



pkingle's htbeidized potatoes. 



In the spring of 1887, packets of seeds under the above name were received 

 from the Department of Agriculture. The seeds were planted and the 

 resulting tubers were divided into six sorts, according to their shape and 

 color. These were planted in the spring of 1888, and from the product the 

 following notes were taken : 



No. 1. — Tubers long and red. Yield variable, some hills producing no 

 tubers of marketable size, while from others several large tubers were 

 obtained. Often slender, curved, or with one end prolonged into a neck. 

 Many tubers, however, are quite symmetrical, and it is possible that another 

 year's selections will furnish a valuable variety. Season late. A good 

 keeper and of fair quality. 



These seedlings were sent to a number of persons in different parts of the 

 State that they might be tested under various conditions, and the following 

 are some of the reports from those who tried seedling No. 1 : 



A. G. Gulley, South Haven: Ten tubers, cut to three-eye pieces, weigh- 

 ing 1 pound 6 ounces, yielded 61 pounds of fair potatoes. 



D. S. Lincoln, Big Eapids : Twelve tubers, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces, 

 produced 38 pounds, of which about half were merchantable. It is of fair 

 quality and quite productive, but its color and shape are against it. 



No. 2. — Kound and red. Tubers more even in size; none very large, but 

 with more of a marketable size than were furnished by No. 1. Eyes quite 

 deep ; quality good. It may prove valuable, especially upon a heavy soil. 

 Season very late. 



Eeport of F. E. Skeels, Grand Eapids : Planted 15 tubers of Pringle's No. 

 2, weighing 1£ pounds. Harvested 61 pounds, of which 24^ were merchant- 

 able. Size fair; quality good. 



George Skene, Port Austin: Eleven tubers, No. 2, weighing 1 pound 5 

 ounces, yielding 10 pounds 4 ounces. Quality not good. 



