REPORTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS 



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well, and by August ist, the vines covered the ground. The vines remained 

 green until September ist. They were dug on September 30. I lost, by rot 

 about one third of the crop. Judging by looks, should prefer Sir Walter 

 Raleigh (81), Rose No. 9 (63), and King of the Roses (41); next Bovee (82), 

 and Uncle Sam (i)-" 



H. M. Hills, Plaistotv. — "The potatoes received from you were planted May 

 24, on land broken up in 1897, and planted to potatoes. Soil was a rather 

 heavy loam, and was furrowed out, and a fair amount of hen manure put in 

 drill. Wood ashes were put around potatoes at the second hoeing. They 

 were well cared for throughout the season, and dug on September 3. Found 

 no rot. The season was unfavorable for best results. Victor Rose (68), 

 American Wonder (2), Wilson's First Choice (75), Sir William (65), and 

 Seneca Beauty (64) yielded the largest per cent, of good potatoes." 



Charles E. Smith, Exeter. — "I enclose the results from the potatoes received 

 from you last spring (see table). All of my varieties were bothered, more or 

 less, with rot. The varieties I have been growing are the Late Rose, Dela- 

 ware (17), and Fillabsket (86). The Delaware rotted least of all. Quick 

 Crop (57) is a good potato, but rots too badly. Sir William (65) might do 

 well in a better season." 



STRAFFORD COUNTY 



Name of Grower. 



Soil. 



Variety and Yield Per Acre of Each. 



George D. McDuffee, 

 Dover. 



Rather 



dry 



loam. 



No. 



28 



239 

 bu. 



No. No. 

 16 I 10 



No. 



2 



203.1 203.1 203.1 

 bu. 1 bu. bu. 



No. 



8 



200 

 bu. 



No. No. 

 57 3 



No. 

 65 



No. 

 17 



No. 

 11 



|178.5 169.4 145.2 142.2 142.2 

 I bu. i bu. I bu. ! bu. | bu. 



Eli Meader. 



Roche.ster. 



Sandy 

 loam. 



I iNo. !No 



A. E. ROSS, ' S^l ^ I »' 



Somersworth. T^^"^ 



loam. 



435.6419.5 

 bu. 1 bu. 



No. 



87 



403.2 

 bu. 



No. 

 81 



371 

 bu. 



No. 

 89 



354.9 

 bu. 



No. 

 95 



338.7 

 bu. 



No. 



80 



322.6 

 bu. 



No. 

 96 



322.6 

 bu. 



No. No. 

 83 92 



306.5 290.3 

 bu. bu. 



J. H. Stiles, 



Clay 



Strafford Centre, bottom. 



No. 

 88 



193.6 

 bu. 



No. 



89 



189.6 

 bu. 



Lucien Thompson. 



Durham. 



Light 

 loam. 



No. 

 33 



617 

 bu. 



No. 



57 



484 

 bu. 



No. 

 31 



403.3 

 bu. 



No. No. 

 11 16 



348.5 206.6 

 bu. bu 



No. iNo. 

 69 28 



173.4 

 bu. 



157.5 

 bu. 



No. No. No. 

 73 76 1 5 



144.4 

 bu. 



93.3 83.3 

 bu. I bu. 



