14 EXPERBIENT STATION. [Jan. 



In 1911, 31 varieties were grown, G of which gave yields of 

 over 200 bushels per acre and 12 less than 150 bushels per 

 acre. 



Best. — Red River Earlj' Ohio, Good News, AYliite Victor, Jumbo, Late 



Hebron. 

 Poorest. — 1910 Seedliiiii', Early Bovee, Saxony, Sunrise, Surprise. 



The following varieties have been included in two of our 

 two-jear tests and given very satisfactory yields each time : — 



Carman No. 1, Enormous, Simmon's Model, Steuben, New Satisfaction, 

 Red River Early Ohio, HouUon Rose, I. X. L., Daughter of Earl^y 

 Rose, and Rose No. 9. 



The following varieties have been included in three of our 

 two-3^ear tests and given very satisfactory yields each time : — 



Button's Seedlin.s]:, Fillbaskct. White Eloj'hant, Restaurant, Thorburn, 

 VangTiard, Woodbury's White. 



Beauty of Hebron and Early Kose have been included in six 

 of our two-year tests, and always stood among the ten or twelve 

 best varieties each year. Some years they have stood among the 

 first five. 



The Green Mountain has been included in three of our two- 

 year tests and has always given a very satisfactory yield. 



A Few of the Intekesting Eacts brought out. 



1. The rate of yields obtained have been from (iO to 509 

 bushels per acre. 



2. The same variety is sometimes sold under more than one 

 name. 



3. The majority of the new varieties are inferior to the old 

 standard sorts, like Beauty of Hebron, Green Mountain, Early 

 Eose and Irish Cobbler. 



4. Several good varieties have been discovered from the 

 standpoint of both yield and quality. 



5. Results obtained in the preliminary tests do not corre- 

 spond with the results obtained in the second-year tests. 



