Potatoes. 



In the Co-operative experiments with potatoes, the Davies' Warrior gave the 

 highest yield. Some farmers have objected to this variety because of its lateness. Of 

 the earlier varieties, Extra Early Eureka still holds its lead. — From O.A.C. Review. 



ROT RESISTANT VARIETIES OF POTATOES 



Prof. C. A. Zavitz states that experiments at the Ontario Agricultural College show 

 a very great difference in the susceptibility of the different varieties of potatoes to the 

 rot. For instance, in 1915, a year in which rot was unusually prevalent, two varieties 

 had less than one per cent, each of rot, and two varieties had upwards of fifty per cent, 

 of rot under similar conditions. Taking the average of experiments for five years it 

 has been ascertained that those varieties which were the freest of rot were the Davies' 

 Warrior, the Extra Early Eureka, the Stray Beauty and the Holborn Abundance, and 

 those most subject to rot were the Early Rose and the Beauty of Hebron. 



HOW SASKATCHEWAN GRAIN GROWERS MAY DO THEIR 



"BIT" IN 1916 



G. H. CUTLER, Professor of Cereal Husbandry, University of Saskatchewan, 



Saskatoon, Sask. 



In their effort to assist in the big business of War by providing food for the men at 

 the front, the grain growers of Saskatchewan will do well to give earnest heed to the 

 following details affecting production: 



Seed — Good seed is seed that is not only free from every kind of weed seeds, but 

 consists of one variety, of plump well matured grain, of high germinability. As a 

 preventive against the ravages of smut it must be carefully treated with formalin. 

 These statements are supported by the experiments conducted in the Investigation 

 Field at the University of Saskatchewan, quoted below: 



1. The value of good seed. 



(a) Seeded by weight — 1^2 bus. per acre. 



Bus. per acre 

 Average 2 years. 



Plump seed 47 . 665 



Ungraded seed 43 . 875 



Light and shrunken seed , 44. 041 



(b) Seeded by number on the basis of 1^ bus. per acre. 



Plump seed 48. 138 



Ungraded seed 45.455 



Light and shrunken seed 44. 208 



2. The value of the fanning mill as a means of obtaining the most efficient seed. 



Bus. per acre 



Uncleaned seed 56 . 666 



Grain once cleaned 58 . 333 



Light and shrunken grain 55.333 



Screenings 55 . 000 



Weeds introduced through improper cleaning of seed grain not only crowd upon the 

 growing plants and hamper them, but consume most extravagant amounts of moisture 

 and thus reduce production to that extent. 



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