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MILL'S MORTGAGE LIFTER. 



Unspkated. 

 Aug. 22. Vines of fair color. No blight. 



Aug. 26. Some blight on nearly all 

 plants. 



About half of leaves dead 

 with blight. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept. S. 



Sept. 10 



Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Leaves nearly all dead. Stalks 

 dying. 



Tops as Sept. 8. Harvested 

 55 hills. Tubers unripe. 



Sprayed. • 



Aug. XI. Vines healthy. No blight. 



Aug. 26. Very little blight. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept. 8. 



Sept. 10. Too green to dig 



About one-third of the leaves 

 dead with blight. 



About one-third of the leaves 

 more or less affected. 



Oct. 7. Harvested 65 hills. 



GREEN MOUNTAIN. 



Unspkated. 

 Aug. 21. Very vigorous vines. Possibly 

 some blight. 



Aug. 26. A little blight on most all 

 plants. 



Sept. 8. Leaves one-third dead with 

 blight. 



Sept. 10. Harvested 55 hills. Tubers 

 unripe. 



Oct. 7. Harvested 55 hills. 



Sprayed. 

 Aug. 21. Lai'ge, dark green vines. 

 Some bloom. No blight. 



Still some bloom. Very little 

 blight. 



Aug. 26 



Sept. 8. Very few diseased leaves. 



Sept. 10. Too green to dig. 



Sept. 19 



Oct. 7. 



About one-fourth of leaves 

 still green. Stems green. 



Harvested 55 hills. Stems still 

 quite green. 



NEW QUEEN. 



Aug. 



21. 



Unsprayed. 

 Only a few plants. Vines 

 small and a good many of 

 the leaves dead from blight. 



Aug. 



21. 



Sprayed. 

 Very poor stand. Small vines. 

 Good color for variety. No 

 blight. 



Aug. 



26. 



Leaves nearly all gone with 

 blight. Stems still green. 



Aug. 



26. 



About one-third of leaves 

 dead with blight. 



Sept. 



1. 



Leaves and smaller stems 

 dead. Main stalks still 

 green. 



Sept. 



1. 



About one-half of leaves 

 dead. 



Sept. 



8. 



Stalks nearly all dead. 



Sept. 



8. 



Leaves all dead. 



Sept. 



10. 



Dug a few hills. Very poor 

 yield. Small and mostly 

 rotten. 



POLj 



Sept. 



^.RIS. 



10. 



Vines dead. Dug a half dozen 

 hills. About half small and 

 rotten. 



Aug. 



21. 



Unsprayed. 

 Large vigorous vines of good 

 color. Some bloom. Many 

 leaves affected by blight. 



Aug. 



21. 



Sprayed. 

 More than half the plants in 

 bloom. Strong, vigorous 

 vines. No blight. 



Aug. 



26. 



Some bloom. A good deal of 

 blight. 



Aug. 



26. 



Some blight. Still in bloom. 



Sept. 



1. 



Leaves one-half dead. 



Sept. 



1. 



East row not so good as other 

 two. Very few dead leaves 

 on two west rows. A few 

 plants in bloom. 



Sept. 



8. 



Leaves all dead. Stems dying. 



Sept. 



8. 



Leaves about one-third dead. 

 Stalks green and unaffected 

 leaves of good color. 



Sept. 



10. 



Harvested 55 hills. 



Sept. 



10. 



Too green to dig. 









Sept. 



19. 



Vines dead. 



Oct. 



7. 



Harvested 55 hills. 



Oct. 



7. 



Harvested 55 hills. 



