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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



POTATOES. 



Yield of Varieties, 1915. 



These twenty-three varieties of potatoes planted in 1915, will be given a five 

 years' test to establish their relative merits. 



Potatoes — Experiment with Different Kinds of Sets. 



For this test the plots were each 66 feet in length by 30 inches in width. The 

 sets were planted 12 inches apart and covered with four inches of soil. The planting 

 was as follows: — 



1. Sixty-six potatoes, 2 inches and less in diameter. 



2. Sixty-six sets cut to one eye. 



3. Sixty-six sets cut to two eyes. 



4. Sixty-six sets cut to three eyes or more. 



In the following table will be found the results that have been obtained with 

 the different sets : — 



Variety, 



Warrior (Davies) 

 Warrior (Davies) 

 Warrior (Davies) 

 Warrior (Davies) 

 Empire State. . . . 

 Empire State. . . . 

 Empire State. . . . 

 Empire State. . . . 



Date of 

 Planting. 



June 



7. 

 7. 

 7. 

 7. 

 7, 

 7. 

 7. 

 7. 



Sets. 



small 



1 eye. 



2 " . 



3 " . 

 small. 



1 eye. 



2 " 



3 " .' 



Weight. 



lb. 



61 



3 



5^ 



61 



61 



3 



6 



6i 



Salable. 



lb. 



81 



73 



76 



63 



114 



75 



144 



105- 



Small. 



lb. 



10 

 7 

 7 

 12 

 22 

 22 

 20 

 30 



Total. 



lb. 



91 



80 



83 



75 



136 



97 



164 



135 



Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere. 



