DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Variety. 



Whitney Seedling No. 1 

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St. Stephen, N.B. 



NUMBER OF EYES ON A SET. 



A test was made with Empire State and Carman No. 1 potatoes by planting 200 

 hills of whole seed, 200 hills of seed cut to one eye, 200 hills cut to two eyes, and 200 

 hills cut to three eyes. The weather and soil conditions interfered with a close test 

 but the figures are given subject possibly to change under better conditions. 



The only deduction it would be *fair to make under the circumstances would be 

 that whole seed and sets cut to three eyes or over are likely to give a larger propor- 

 tion of small potatoes in the hill than sets with one and two eyes, when the date of 

 planting is as late as June 22. 



The tests of potatoes from selected hills were entirely spoiled by the flooded con- 

 dition of portions of the land. * 



Fredericton. 



