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among farmers throughout the Dominion from these phenomenal western crops, and 

 several carloads have been brouglit to Ottawa for this purpose. 



By Mr. Davis : 



Q. I want to ask you a question about these potatoes; what is the best, the one 

 tliat is the most prolific and gives best yields; what is the name of it ? 



A. The same variety will not give the same results in the different parts of the 

 Dominion. At Ottawa the Holboru Abundance has averaged the largest crop during 

 a seven-years' test. 



Q. Give us the Xorth-west ? 



A. The American Giant stands at the head of the list at Indian Head in a test 

 of six years, and the Carman Xo. 1 at Brandon. 



Q. For six years ? 



A. Yes. The average yield for six years of the Carman No. 1 at Brandon was 

 394 bushels 57 pounds, and the average of the American Giant at Indian Head for 

 the same period was 494 bushels 50 pounds. 



Q. To the acre ? 



A. Yes, to the acre, as an average of six years' testing. 



By Mr. Richardson : 



Q. How many bushels did the Carman No. 1 give to the acre ? 

 A. 394 bushels 57 pounds, a very good yield. 



By Mr. Davis : 



Q. Is it a white potato ? 

 A. Yes, it is a white potato. 



By Mr. Clancy : 



Q. Does it stand high outside of its quality of yielding largely ? 



A. Yes, it is a potato of the best quality and is one that we are distributing largely. 

 At Indian Head the same variety has given an average crop for six years of 408 bushels 

 51 pounds. 



By Mr. Davis : 



Q. Is it an early potato or a late? 

 A. Medium early. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEED FOE THE SEASON OF 1902. 



By Mr. Robinson {Elgin) : 



Q. Have you some of these for distribution, of these Carman No. 1 ? 



A. Yes, a considerable quantity. We have not sent out any potatoes yet. This 

 part of the distribution is taken up as soon as the danger of injury from frost is past. 

 We have, however, already sent out considerable quantities of seed grain of the very 

 best and most productive sorts, nearly all of which has been brought from Indian 

 Head, where the very large crops I have referred to were grown. I can give you the 

 distribution as it stands now. Up to last evening we have sent out in three-pound 

 saiaples a total of 10,793 as follows : 3,317 to Ontario, 3,089 to Quebec, 1,035 to Xova 

 Scotia, 1,062 to New Brunswick, 581 to Prince Edward Island, 1,033 to Manitoba, 

 546 to the Territories and 130 to Britsh Columbia. You see they have been fairly 

 evently distributed considering the number of farmers in each province. 



