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The Farmer's Glory falls short of the Up-to-Date in 

 one respect only it is hardly so perfect in shape. 

 We grew fifteen tons per acre in field trials last year. 



The Farmer and the Colonel are two varieties 

 grown in Ireland. They crop heavily, but the quality 

 is not of the best. The Antrim has become rather 

 more popular. It may improve on further cultivation. 



LATE ROUNDS. 



The Wonder is, in our opinion, the best Late Round 

 in cultivation. We have grown it three years, and in 

 each year it has surpassed any of the more than sixty 

 varieties against which it has been pitted. Similar 

 reports are given from the other districts in which it 

 has been grown. With cut seed, in unfavourable 

 seasons for planting, we have grown from 12 to- 

 13 tons per acre each year. Its cooking properties 

 are superior to anything we know. It is a splendid 

 disease-resister, of good shape, shallow eyes, and is 

 suitable for field or garden culture. It is a cross 

 between the Magnum Bonum and the Imperator. 

 The tubers are exceptionally handsome, and notwith- 

 standing its vigour and heavy cropping powers, none 

 of them are coarse, but are of good marketable size. 



The Thane of Fife is an excellent Scotch potato, 

 which is now becoming popular in the South. When 

 well supplied with manure it is an exceptionally heavy 

 cropper. Seems to thrive best on soils with good 

 substance. Is very strong in the haulm. It cooks 

 very well. 



