New York Agricultural Exferiment Station. 



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Early Varieties in Two-year-old Beds. 

 Again assuming that June 25th was the beginning of mid- 

 f:eason for this locality, Table IV shows that six varieties ripened 

 more than a fourth of their crop before this date. These varie- 

 ties may be called early for this season. 



Table V 



Eaelt Varieties Fruited in Two-Year-Old Beds Eanked 

 According to Yield Before June 25. 



name of variety. 



Earliest 



Staples 



Margaret 



Thompson Xo. 100, 



Eleanor 



SlaymaJcer Xo. 8 .. 



Date of first 

 picking. 



Jiuie 16 

 June 16 

 June 21 

 June 21 

 June 18 

 June 23 



Yield before 

 Juno 25. 



Ounces. 

 73 

 40 

 26 

 23 

 18 

 7 



Total vield, 

 1897. 



nices. 



97 

 102 



72 



Rank as to 



total yield, 



1897. 



Earliest closely resembles Michel of which it is a seedling. 

 Staples did not do well in a two-year-old bed as the plants lacked 

 vigor; but it is worthy of a trial as an early sort. Margaret is 

 not adapted to our stiff soil as the plants have not done well in 

 either one or two-year-old beds. Thompson No. 100 was unsatis- 

 factory in a two-year-old bed as were also Eleanor and SlaymaTcer 

 No. 8. A part of the failui-e of the varieties in two yea.r-old beds 

 was no doubt due to winter injury as has been explained above. 



Late Varieties in Two-year-old Beds. 



Table IV shows that seven varieties yielded over a fourth of 



their crop after July 5th, therefore these may be called late for 



this season. i , 



Table YI.— Late Varieties Fruited in Two-Year-Old Beds Ranked 

 According to Yield After July 5. 



NAME OF variety. 



Robinson 



Omega 



Bissel 



Mary 



Slaymaker Xo. 9 



Clarence {Tliomj^son Xo. 101) 

 "William Belt 



Date of last 

 picking. 



Julv 9 



Jui^ 

 Julj 

 Jnh 

 Juh 

 Jnl'v 9 

 Julv 9 



7 



9 



9 



V 6 



Y'ield after 

 July 5. 



Outces. 

 114 

 14 

 45 

 38 

 35 

 33 

 29 



Total yield, 



1897. 



t)inice.^. 

 286 

 200 

 187 

 100 

 161 

 U7 

 124 



Rank as to 



total yield, 



1897. 



