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ton, A. H. Porter, Houlton, E. L. Cleveland, Houlton, R. S. 

 Hoyt, Fort Fairfield, C. A. Powers, Fort Fairfield, F. H. Haines, 

 Fort Fairfield. 



The field at Mr. Watson's was planted, grown and harvested 

 under the oversight of the Station. Mr. Powers' and Mr. 

 Hoyt's fields were frequently visited during the growing season 

 and most of the harvesting was under the care of a member of 

 the Station staff. The other fields were, as shown by the yields, 

 well cared for and the data are believed to be accurate. The 

 results at harvest, so far as returns have been obtained, and 

 extracts from the notes taken at different times, follow. Beyond 

 these data, the results are briefly discussed. 



At Mr. Watson's, 3 acres were grown upon the home mixed in 

 comparison with the same number of acres grown on Watson's 

 Improved High Grade Potato Manure. The whole formula 

 (1320 pounds per acre) was used, about iioo at time of plant- 

 ing and the remainder at first cultivation, when the potatoes were 

 breaking through the ground. About the same weight of Wat- 

 son's Improved High Grade Potato Manure was used, about 

 1200 pounds at planting and the remainder when the potatoes 

 were breaking through the ground. The potatoes were well 

 cared for during the season. They were sprayed 9 times with 

 Bordeaux mixture, to which at the first 3 sprayings Paris green 

 was added. The field was free from the potato bug, was not 

 damaged by the flea beetle and only slightly by plant lice. There 

 were no signs of blight and no rot at harvest. The whole field 

 was too immature when killed by frost, and the home mixed 

 plots were not as mature as the Watson Improved plots. The 

 comparison would have been fairer if the field had been planted 

 a fortnight earlier, or frost had held off longer. The potatoes 

 on the home mixed plots were all smaller and less matured than 

 on the Watson Improved plots. Each plot contained one acre. 

 The details are given in the table on the top of page 18. 



