REPORTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS 65 



Stilhnan Clark, Danbuty. — "The potatoes received from you were planted 

 May 24th, and dug October ist. Hills, three by three feet, and soil old gar- 

 den ground. No manure was used, but 300 pounds of 15radley's Potato Fer- 

 tilizer was applied to the acre. The soil was dry and rather sandy. The best 

 yield was Late Puritan (43) and Prize Taker (54). The ground was not fav- 

 orable and the rust was very troublesome. Plenty of potatoes set, but about 

 one half did not reach salable size. I have the best results from the White 

 Jersey potato ; have planted it for seven years, and it is as productive now as 

 it was when first planted." 



John C. Mills, North Dunba7-(on.—''ThQ potatoes I planted were all affected 

 by rot, more or less. Of the varieties you sent, the Governor Rush (80) 

 yielded almost double the others, and was large and fine-looking " 



Francis B. Sawyer, Webster.— ''T\\t potatoes were planted upon hill land of 

 medium moisture. Ordinary culture was given, and the same number of 

 hills and amount of seed was given each kind. The Carman No. 3 was not 

 as badly attacked by potato bugs as the others. The American Wonder (2) 

 were nearly all marketable, likewise Carman No. i (lo), Bill Nye (8), Banner 

 (3), and Delaware (17). Country Gentleman {r6) were about one quarter 

 small. Carman No. 3 (11) contained many small potatoes." 



y. M. Snyder, Webster. — "No. 58, Reeve's Rose, turned out the best, and 

 were fine potatoes, but had quite a lot of small ones, and not quite as smooth 

 as Banner (3). These were all good-sized, and a very pretty potato. No. 73 

 is not worth planting. Reeve's Rose (58), Banner (3), Mills' Prize (98), Sir 

 William (65), Uncle Sam (i), and Victor Rose (68), are all good potatoes. 

 The land I planted on was a moist, sandy soil. I under-drained it this spring ; 

 it was so wet last year I did not get hardly any potatoes. It was taken out 

 of pasture two years ago, and manured, although not heavily." 



F.W. Stevens, East Pembroke. — "I planted the varieties you sent me, upon a 

 sandy loam, reclaimed from a pasture, which had borne three heavy crops of 

 corn, and therefore was dressed each year with cellar manure and phosphate. 

 This season, a good dressing of cow manure from the cellar was turned 

 under, and 400 pounds of potato phosphate per acre was applied in the drill. 

 The hills were fifteen to eighteen inches apart, and the seed cut to from one 

 to three eyes to the piece. There were few in a hill, but of good size." 



"The Victor Rose (68) extra large and fine, little rot, and very few small 

 ones, on the whole, the best of all I planted. Uncle Sam (i) large and fine, 

 no rot, no small ones. Sir William (65) good yield, large and fine. Sir 

 Walter Raleigh (81) nearly all large and smooth, a fine potato. The others, 

 with the exception of Wilson's First Choice (75), White Rose (74), and 

 Governor Rush (80) were very good. These three contained many small ones." 



John R. Hill, Penacook. — "The potatoes were planted on light, sandy loam. 

 The sod was broken in the spring, and a good coating of stable manure was 

 harrowed in. The seed was planted May 2 in rows three and one half feet, 

 and hills eighteen inches in the row. Bovee (82) medium early, large, smooth, 

 no small ones. Early Michigan (90), large, and all smooth, very early. Burns 

 N^o. I (93), smooth and very handsome. Fillbasket (86) a medium latd 



