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PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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XL — Variety Test, Potatoes. 

 During the past season we have carried out the second 

 year's trial with twenty-five varieties of potatoes. The seed 

 used in making these trials was all of our own production, 

 and was kept under similar conditions throughout the win- 

 ter. The soil in which the varieties were planted is a me- 

 dium loam, which was used for corn in 1905. It received a 

 liberal application of commercial fertilizers. The varieties 

 under trial, the area planted to each, the actual yields for each 

 and the rate per acre are shown in the following table : — 



Variety. 



Good as Gold, 



Early Quebec, 



Chenango White, 



Reliance, .... 



Early Canada, 



Great Divide, 



Beauty of Hebron, 



Clark's Pride, 



Extra Eai-ly White Rose, .• 



Banner, .... 



Early Rose 



Vermont Gold Coin, . 



Climax 



Short Seasons, 



Gorthsap 



Dewey, 



Hammond's Wonderful, . 

 Salzer's Sunlight, 



Keller, 



Uncle Gideon's Quick Lunch, 

 Noroton Beauty, . 



Nebraska 



Simmon's Model, 

 Harris' Snowball, 

 Mills' New Rose Beauty, . 



Area 

 planted 



(Acres). 



.0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0104 

 .0052 

 .005-2 

 .0052 

 .0052 

 .0052 

 .0052 

 .0052 

 .0052 

 .0026 

 .0026 



Yield per Plot 

 (Pounds) . 



Large. 



52.00 

 98.00 



126.75 



108.75 



112.50 

 82.50 



100.00 

 84.50 



105.50 

 66.75 



106.00 

 99.25 



127.00 

 59 25 



119.00 

 59.50 

 63.25 

 35.50 

 36.50 

 20.75 

 30.75 

 48.00 

 63.50 

 18.00 

 17.25 



Small. 



16.90 



5.50 



7.50 



15.00 



8.50 



11.50 



16.25 



18.00 



7.25 



2.00 



14.50 



11.25 



17.00 



5.00 



11.75 



4.00 



6.00 



5.00 



1.50 



10.50 



6.00 



4.25 



5.50 



2.00 



3.25 



Yield pee Acre 



(Bushels). 



Large. 



83.33 

 157.05 

 203.13 

 174.28 

 180.16 

 132.21 

 160.26 

 135.32 

 169.07 

 106.97 

 169.87 

 153.06 

 203.52 



94.95 

 190.71 

 190.70 

 202.72 

 113.78 

 116.99 



66.51 



98.56 

 l.f)3.85 

 201.92 

 115.38 

 110.58 



Small. 



25.64 



8.81 

 11.91 

 24.04 

 13.62 

 18.43 

 26.04 

 28.85 

 11.62 



3.21 

 23.24 

 18.03 

 27.24 



8.01 

 18.83 

 12.84 

 19.26 

 16.01 



4.81 

 33.65 

 16.01 

 13.62 

 17.62 

 12.82 

 20.83 



