6o THIRD POTATO REPORT 



land ten rods square I had one hundred and sixty bushels of nearly all sala- 

 ble potatoes." 



H. H. Harris, Etna. — " I enclose report on potatoes received from you. I 

 regret to say I overlooked the measuring of the rows. They were grown on 

 a light loam; were sprayed three times with Bordeaux mixture; were all 

 entirely free from rot. No. 2 seems to lead all the rest, being very handsome 

 and great yielders. Nos. i and 10, large and handsome; 11 and 16, clean 

 and fine looking ; 3, 5, and 17, inclined to be scabby, the last named very 

 much so with many small ones." 



Elmore Aloulton, Haverhill. — '• I now report result of potato planting this 

 season. You sent me fourteen varieties, of which I gave four to a friend 

 and planted ten myself. The land was a plat previously pastured, — plowed 

 last fall, fertilized with stable manure, and, in addition, a handful of phos- 

 phate in each hill at time of planting. I planted the entire plat to potatoes. 

 A dry spell in the early season had a bad effect upon the yield, but the quality 

 in all varieties proved very good. They were planted May 13, cut in three or 

 four pieces, one piece in a hill. The result is as shown in table. 



" Pride of the South (89) was the earliest by two weeks. Burrns's No i (93) 

 and Early Roberts (85) were large, handsome, and even in size. Algoma 

 (91) is a very attractive potato. Early Fortune {26) was very scabby and ill. 

 shaped. Fillbasket (86) was later than the others, but seems desirable. I 

 may add, that for my main crop I raised Maggie Murphy (45) an excellent 

 potato and very productive; Green Mountain (33), a white, handsome, very 

 desirable variety ; Tyler, the best " next summer "kind I know of; Polaris 

 (52), which I shall never plant again, and the old reliable Pearl of Savoy." 



A. Ptnneo, Hanover. — "The potatoes received from the Experiment Station 

 were planted May 7th and dug the latter part of September. Hills eighteen 

 inches apart. Soil, medium loam. Applied about ten cords of cow manure 

 per acre, on surface. Phosphate one side of the hill, three hundred pounds 

 per acre. Hen manure, a handful. Ashes at first hoeing." 



A. M. Poor, Landaff. — "I was not present when the potatoes sent me were 

 dug ; each variety was kept separate, however. The Country Gentleman 

 and Sir William yielded about the same. Carman No. 3 tubers were larger 

 and more even in size than any other variety. The Reeve's Rose were more 

 in number than any other variety, and were near the yield of the Country 

 Gentleman, and on some soils would yield a larger crop. They were all free 

 from blight, but we were badly troubled by bugs this season. They were 

 raised on hard-wood and pine land. Land broken up in the spring, manure 

 plowed under. Phosphate used in the hill. I think they all would average 

 about three hundred bushels per acre. The rust struck here early in the sea- 

 son, and so the potatoes were dug the first week in September. 



" The four varieties of potatoes sent me last vear were planted again this 

 season where corn was raised last year, using no manure this year. They 

 were all of good quality and no rot. American Wonder (2) was the finer 

 looking, but Sir William yielded the most. There were but few small ones." 



