DIVISIOX OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



(e) Test of the earliness of varieties : — 



Variety. 



Early Norther 



Hamilton Early 



Early White Prize. 



Early Bovee 



Irish Cobbler 



Houlton Rose 



Early Ohio 



Wee McGregor 



Peacock Surprise.. 



When Planted. 



May 



Appeared 

 Above Ground. 



May 29. 



" 29. 



" 29. 



" 29. 



June 2. 



May 29. 



" 29. 



" 31. 



" 31. 



Ready for Use . 



July 8 

 10 

 10 

 12 

 14. 

 15 

 20. 

 30 



Aug. 10 



(f ) The experiments on " Different Methods of Cutting " did not give any posi- 

 tive results this year — and the same is true of those " Planted Different Distances 

 Apart." 



(g) A system of selection in order to secure " Elite Stock " seed, was carried 

 out again this year. The potatoes selected from the best individual hills last year, 

 were planted whole in continuous rows — each group being separated from the next 

 by an intervening space in the row. Four varieties were used, viz. : Table Talk, ^¥ec 

 McGregor, Early White Prize, and Early Ohio. The best groups of hills are being 

 kept for 1916 seed. 



(h) Cost of Production of One-half Acre of Crop. — A quarter acre each of an 

 early and late variety were planted side by side in the spring and a record kept of 

 all the work done throughout the season. The result is given below. 



Potatoes — Cost of Production. 



Value of manual labour, 19^ cents per hour. 

 Value of horse labour, 7 cents per hour per horse. 

 Value of poison spray (Paris green), 40 cents per pound. 



Distribution of Seed Potatoes. 

 Some 519 samples of seed potatoes were sent to Manitoba farmers who applied for 



them. 



Coohing Test. 



A cooking test of potatoes was again carried out. This year they were baked 

 instead of boiled. The following are the results: — 



Brandon. 



