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594 Evergood. On August 8 this varietj- showed some vine injury and 

 on August 20 considerable injury and early blight which continued to 

 increase to end of season. Somewhat reducing the yield. Fair yield of 

 small white potatoes. 



Cooking test : Boiled, quite dry and mealy. Baked, not very dry. 

 Flavor, good. 



595 Goodfellow. A strong vigorous grower and showed very little 

 vine injury until the very last of the season. It was afifected by the light 

 early frosts and had some early blight. Small yield of medium to small 

 white potatoes. 



Cooking test : Boiled, quite mealy. Baked, rather wet. Flavor, fair. 



596 Up-to-date. Strong, vigorous grower and showed practically no 

 injury until frost. A large yield of good sized smooth white round pota- 

 toes. 



Cooking test : Boiled, fairly dry. Baked, not quite as good. Flavor, 

 quite good. 



597 Nortli Star. Vines quite healthy and vigorous but showed some 

 injury and early blight on August 20. Vines mostly remained green 

 until frost. Yield not very good. Potatoes small, not ripe and clinging 

 to the vines. Too late for this climate. 



Cooking test : Boiled, quite dry and mealy. Baked, quite dry and 

 mealy. Flavor, good. 



602 Cambridge Russet. On August 8 this variety showed some tip 

 burn but was quite healthy. On August 20 it showed very little early 

 blight but on August 28 it showed a good deal of early blight and the 

 two rows could be easily detected on the unsprayed plot while the 

 sprayed was green. On September 9 vines were dead but on sprayed 

 portion still green. Yield fairly good, medium sized white potatoes. 

 The potatoes were larger and better on the sprayed plot than the 

 unsprayed. 



Cooking test : Boiled, dry and mealy. Baked, dry and mealy. Flavor, 

 very good. 



610 Blight Proof. Vines very healthy and showed very little injury 

 up to coming of frost. Fair yield of large round and handsome pota- 

 toes. A desirable variety. 



Cooking test : Boiled, dry and mealy. Baked, dry and mealy. Flavor, 

 very good. 



617 Late Blightless. Tops vigorous and showed very little injury. 

 Yield fair but not ripe. Potatoes rather small. Too late for this climate. 



637 Alexander No. i. Vines healthy and vigorous, large top. Yield 

 good, of good sized red potatoes but not very ripe. 



652 Professor Maerker. Vines vigorous and strong ; showed very lit- 

 tle injury. Yield not very large. Potatoes white, medium size, not ripe, 

 clinging to vines. 



Cooking test : Boiled, fair quality. Flavor fair. 



736 Smith's Blight Proof. Showed a little early blight last of the sea- 

 son but generally healthy. Fair yield good sized white potatoes. 



