482 THE farmers' handbook. 



Varieties. 



The number of varieties grown in this State is large, but some of them 

 are not of first-rate value. The following are the \ arieties recommended for 

 various districts : — 



North Co 



Up-to-date, Satisfaction, Early Manhattan. 



Lower Xorth < Ioast. 

 Early Manhattan, Satisfaction, Up-to-date. Factor. 



South Coas i 

 Up-to-date, Early Manhattan, Early Manistee. 



Xorth Coast Plateau (Dorrigo and Comboyne). 

 Langworthy, Factor, Coronation. 



Northern Tableland. 

 Main Crop — Coronation, Factor, Surprise. 

 Early Crop — Satisfaction, Early Manhattan. 



Southern Tableland. 

 Factor, Up-to-date. 



South-west Tableland (Batlow and Tumbarumba). 

 Main Crop — Factor, Coronation. 

 Early Crop — Early Manistee, Early Manhattan, Carman No. 1. 



Central Tableland. 

 Main Crop — Factor, Late Manhattan, Surprise. 

 Early Crop — Early Manhattan. 

 Main Crop for Oberon District — Early Hose, Satisfaction, Factor. 



MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION AREAS. 



Up-to-date, Early Manhattan, Early Rose. 



Descriptions of Recommended Varieties. 



The following are brief notes on (the varieties recommended in the 

 preceding table: — 



Up-to-date. — A main crop variety. The tubers vary in shape from 

 nearly round to long oval; the skin is white, usually smooth, but 

 sometimes slightly rough; eyes shallow; a fairly reliable cropper. 



Satisfaction. — A red-skinned variety of good shape. Being an early sort 

 it is suitable for spring planting on coastal areas. 



Early Manhattan. — A dark purple-skinned potato, mottled with white; 

 flesh very white. Usually a good cropper, with a large percentage 

 of marketable tubers. 



Factor. — A white-skinned variety, very similar to Up-ito-date, but has 

 proved a better yielder in many districts. One of the best of the 

 white-skinned varieties; eyes shallow, and tubers of good appear- 

 ance and good cooking quality. 



