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A study of these figures reveals the fact that there are 

 wide differences in yiekl ; but it is noteworthy that the 

 3'ield of such old standard sorts as the Early Eose and 

 Beauty of Hebron stands fiir above the average. The yield 

 of the Early Rose is exceeded by but G varieties, viz., Car- 

 man No. 1, Fillbasket, New Satisfaction, Early Maine, But- 

 ton's Seedling and White Elephant, named in the order of 

 superiority. In addition to these, 6 other varieties, viz., 

 Woodbury's White, Alliance, Dakota Red, Sir William, 

 Late Puritan and Bliss's Triumph slightly exceed the yield 

 of the Beauty of Hebron. In justice to this variety, it is 

 proper to state that it occupied an outside row adjoining- 

 land planted to millet, rape and mustard, and was undoubt- 

 edly somewhat injured by its proximity to these, as their 

 growth was exceptionally rank. It may well be doubted 

 whether, under precisely equal conditions, the Beauty of 

 Hebron would have been exceeded in yield by a larger 

 number of varieties than was the Early Rose. 



The varieties especially noteworthy for large yield in the 

 order of actual production of merchantal)le tubers, then, 

 with rates per acre in bushels, are the following : Carman 

 No. 1, 355.3; Fillbasket, 336; New Satisfaction, 306.8; 

 Early Maine, 305.1 ; Button's Seedling, 304.5 ; White Ele- 

 phant, 295.8 ; Early Rose, 292.8 ; Woodbury's White, 289.3 ; 

 Alliance, 285.8 ; Dakota Red, 283.5 ; Sir William, 282.9 ; 

 Late Puritan, 277.1; Bliss's Triumph, 276.5; and Beauty 

 of Hebron, 275.9. These varieties will all be tested as to 

 eating and keeping qualities. 



Seed of 21 other varieties has this season been procured 

 in small amounts from various sources, and the tubers pro- 

 duced from these will be preserved for comparison another 

 season. Ten of these have given a yield at the rate of more 

 than 300 bushels of merchantal)le tu1)ers per acre, and are 

 therefore very promising. 



2. Corn. 

 Sixty-seven varieties of field corn have been under trial 

 upon a small scale, for the purpose of preliminary obser- 

 vations as to merits and adaptability to difterent uses ; 21 of 

 these were Flint and 46 Dent varieties. Three rows (each 



