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(/. (?.) in yield, shape, and size, while Carman No. 3 is the handsomest. 

 Brownell's Winner, while giving an average yield, produces fine shaped, 

 marketable red tubers." 



JF?/i. H. Htise, Manchester. — " Of the varieties received last year. I planted 

 two again this season, Sir William (65) and American Wonder (2). The 

 seed was cut one eye to the piece and planted in hills about eleven inches 

 apart. The land was a black loam, with sandy sub-soil, and rather wet." 



D. G. Roberts, Goffstaivn. — " I send herewith my report on potatoes for 1898. 

 Soil, gravely loam, with a slight western incline. Previous to 1897, long in 

 grass. Plowed in spring of 1897 and grew ensilage corn with fertilizer only. 

 Well plowed in fall. Plowed once and harrowed six times in spring of 1898. 

 No manure. One ton per acre of Bradley's Potato F'ertilizer. Length of 

 row, one rod. Rows to a rod in width, six. Each row occupied one sixth of 

 a square rod. Each row seeded as near alike as possible. Furrows six 

 inches deep and seed in bottom, then lightly covered, then fertilizer scattered 

 along the row, and then seed covered two inches deep. Horse hoed three 

 times and hand hoed once. Bugs kept off with Paris green and plaster. All 

 planted April 19, 1S98. No rot in any lot. 



"All varieties dug after the foliage had turned yellow. The three best early, 

 for market, were Nos. 85, 82, and 26. The three best medium, for market, 

 were Nos. 11, '>^'},, and 86. Nos. 89 and 91 are very promising, but this was 

 my first trial of them. Nos. 48, 66, 90, and 93 rank high as a second early 

 market potato." 



