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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



AUTUMN PLAKTIKG. 



This experiment was conducted to determine if any gain of time could be made 

 over spring planting. 



Variety. 



Early Hebron 



Early Rose 



Manistee 



Eureka Extra Early 



Houlton Rose 



Rochester Rose 



Morgan Seedling 



Everett 



Vick Extra Early . . . 



Reeves Rose 



Burpee Extra Early, 

 Early Six Weeks. . . . 

 Early Ohio 



Date of 

 Planting. 



Oct. 



17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17., 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 



Growth 



Started. 



Mar. 22... 



" 22... 



" 22 . 



" 22... 



" 22... 



" 22 ' 



" 29:;! 



" 22... 



" 29... 



" 22... 



" 22... 



April 1 . . , 



" 6... 



Ready to 

 Market. 



June 25. 

 25. 

 25. 

 20. 

 23. 

 25. 

 30. 

 25. 

 20. 

 25. 

 20. 

 20. 

 25. 



Ripe. 



July 26. 

 26. 

 26. 

 21. 

 21. 

 26. 

 26. 

 26. 

 21. 

 26. 

 21. 

 21. 

 26. 



Yield per acre. 



Tons. Pounds. 



552 



464 



292 



1,720 



118 



1,128 



1,174 



424 



1,544 



884 



1,300 



1,000 



1,168 



The only advantage shown by autumn planting was that the work was done at 

 a period of the year when labour pressure was not great. Early spring planting, with 

 well sprouted seed, would give a marketable potato at an earlier date than the autumn 

 planted seed. 



TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Listed in order of productiveness for season 1915 : — 



Table Talk. 

 Irish Cobbler. 

 The Factor. 

 Manistee. 

 Conquering Hero. 

 Debbie Prolific. 

 Houlton Rose. 

 Dreer Standard. 

 Late Puritan. 



10. Money Maker. 



11. Vick Extra Early. 



12. Gold Coin. 



13. Up-to-date. 

 American Wonder. 

 Sir Walter Raleigh. 



1. 



2. 

 3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 6. 

 7. 

 8. 

 9. 



14. 

 15. 



16. Empire State. 



17. Bovee. 



18. Vermont Gold Coin. 



19. Morgan Seedling. 



20. Carman No. 1. 



21. Dalmeny Beauty. 



22. Rochester Rose. 



23. New Queen. 



24. White City. 



25. Early White Albino. 



26. Dalmeny Hero. 



27. Reeves Rose. 



28. The Scott. 



29. Scottish Triumph. 



30. Early Ro.se. 



31. Snow. 



32. Hard to Beat. 



33. Everett. 



34. Early Hebron. 



35. Early Moonlight. 



36. Carman No. 3. 



37. Clyde. 



38. Early Norther. 



39. Early Six Weeks. 



40. Pan Amferiean. 



41. Early May. 



42. Todd Wonder. 



43. Champion. 



44. Early Ohio. 



45. Burpee Extra Early. 



46. Delaware. 



47. Eureka Extra Early. 



SiDMEY. 



