DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Different Dates of Planting. Soil, light loam. 



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Variety. 



Early Norther. 



Date of 

 Planting. 



May 0. 



" 20. 



June 3 . 



" 17. 



.July 2. 



" 19. 



Yield per 

 acre 



Tons. 

 2 

 1 

 1 



Lb. 



488 

 1960 

 640 

 1,748 

 792 

 396 



Note the poor yields obtained from late plantings. The percentage of market- 

 able potatoes also decreased with the late plantings. If results are to be obtained in 

 potato growing on light soils, the plantings must be sufficiently early that the grow- 

 ing plant may receive the benefit of all moisture there is in the soil. 



Kind of set best suited to light soils of district. 

 A. Variety and type used "The Factor", buds from seed end only. 



Type of Set. 



Yield per acre. 



1. 

 2. 

 3. 

 4. 



Tons. Lb. 



Whole small potato under two inches either way, average weight of set, 1 and I 



Set from medium to large potato, cut to one bud, average weight 1 ounce 



Set from medium to large potato cut to two buds, average weight | ounce 



ounces 



Set from medium to large potato cut to three or more buds, average weight Ij ounces 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



1.676 



488 



1 , .544 



1,550 



B. Variety and type used "Dalmeny Hero", buds from seed end to base. 



1 . Whole small potato under two inches either way, average weight of set 1 and | ounces. . 



2. Set from medium to large potato cut to one bud, average weight 1 ounce 



3. Set from medium to large potato cut to two buds, average weight | ounce 



4 . Set from medium to large potato cut to three or more buds, average weight Ij ounces. . 



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Sidney. 



