652 



Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 Nov., 1907. 



The following is the report of Mr. W. Goldie, of " Clarke Brae,"^ 

 Port Fairy : — 



Variety. 



King Edward VII. 



Evergood 



The Factor 



Empress Queen 



Uj]- to -date 



British Queen ... 



Twentieth Century 



Royal Kidney... 



(Toodfellow 



Duke of York ... 



Early Puritan... 

 *Duke of Hothesay 

 *Sir John Llewellyn 



Duchess of Buccleuch 



General Kitchener 



Scottish Triumph 



Duuion 



Northern Star 



Warrior 



Yield per Acre. 



Tons cwt. qrs. 



4 3 

 3 6 



3 5 1 



5 6 



4 15 



3 15 



4 15 



5 5 

 2 1 

 1 14 



15 



1 7 

 4 7 

 4 



2 14 

 4 14 



3 10 



4 2 



5 7 3 



Remarks. 



Dark green tops 



Sprawling tops 



Sprawling, light green tops 



Very heavy tops 



Very heavy tops 



Sprawling, dark green tops 



Very heavy growth 



Sprawling, light green tops 



Small growth 



Rather spindly, light green tops 



Li{<ht growth 



Light green tops 



Runchy tops 



Heavy growth 



Heivy growth 



Heavy growth 



Upright, dark green 



Very heavy and liunchy 



Very long and sprawling 



* In these two varieties lari^e sets were planted in one drill and small in another. In both cases the 

 large sets gave much the best return. 



All were planted on 2nd March, 1905, and the remark.s are based on 

 the appearance of the plants on 20th April. They were dug up on the 

 12th June. 



Mr. Crowe (Koroit), in his report, furnishes the following information 

 relative to the varieties grown on his land : — 



variety. 



World's Fair 

 Warrior 



Twentieth Century 

 Northern Star 

 Duke of York 

 The Factor 

 General French 

 Duke of Rothesay 

 Royal Kidney 

 General Kitchener 

 British Queen 



Kemarks. 



Very large vigorous stalks, a little damaged by wind 



Good growth, but much damaged 



Very good stalks, dark in colour, not damaged 



Small growth, but not damaged 



All right, only .slightly damaged 



Poor growtli. and much damaged 



Good, but damaged 



Small stalk, slightly damaged 



Small stalk, not <lamaged 



Poor growtli, very much damaged 



Poor growth, much damaged 



All were planted ist April, 1905, and dug on 23rd July following. 

 ine observations respecting the plants were taken from their appearance 

 on the 2 1 St May. The buds on the sev(-ral varieties were all shooting 

 when received and came over ground very soon after planting. Each 

 potato was planted whole and being out of season there were no large 

 tubers under them when dug. All the produce was weighed, and when it 

 is recognised that one of the best varieties came out the worst the above 

 results are of little value except to compare with other results. 



