102 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



TESTS OF VARIETIES. 

 Prof. Walter Balentine. 



For several years the Station has grown a large number of 

 varieties of potatoes, oats, barley and peas to test their compara- 

 tive value, each year cultivating the varieties produced the pre- 

 ceding year and adding new varieties. 



The present year the old varieties have been dropped and only 

 a few varieties of garden vegetables that have been advertised as 

 novelties have been tested. The season has been unfavorable for 

 giving these varieties a fair trial, being cold and wet both in the 

 first and last part leaving only a few weeks in the middle portion 

 of really favorable weather for producing such crops. 



Quite a number are not reported on as it was quite evident that 

 the fault was more with the weather than the variety. 



Below are given the results of these trials : 



BEANS. 



Early Golden-Eyed Wax Bush Bean. 

 Planted May 24th, blossomed July 18th. 

 Large enough for string beans, July 31st. 

 Ripe September 20th. Quality medium. 



Yosemite Mammoth Wax Bush Bean. 



Planted May 24th. Blossomed July 24th. 



Large enough for string beans, August 4th. 



Ripe October 1st. This variety rusted so badly as to be 

 worthless. 



Henderson's New Bush Lima Bean. 



Planted May 24th. Blossomed August 4th. 



Large enough to shell Sept. 25th. This bean is too late for 

 profitable culture in this section of the State. 



Early Golden Cluster Wax Pole Bean. 

 Planted May 24th. Blossomed Aug. 2d. 

 Large enough for string beans, Aug. 18th. Quality good. 

 Failed to ripen on account of wet weather. 



Black-Eyed Wax Bush Bean. 



Planted June 9th. Blossomed July 30th. 

 Large enough for string beans Aug. 8th. 

 Ripe Sept. 20th. Quality good. 



