1921.] 



Inspection of Potato Crops during 1920. 



955 



pally Lancashire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, but a considerable 

 acreage in Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Shropshire 

 and Staffordshire was inspected. The following table gives the 

 figures for the chief potato growing counties. The^ relate only 

 to the northern and midland counties, as farmers in the south 

 rarely grow potatoes for " seed," and hence do not apply for 

 inspection of their crops. The rarer varieties are not included 



in this return. Acreage. ^ 



County. Passed. Rejected. 



Cambridge 278 29 



Cheshire 215 2 



Cumberland 858 37 



Lancashire 3,526 453 



Lincolnshire 1,423 72 



Shropshire 1,090 171 



Staffordshire ... 947 225 



Yorkshire 610 48 



The most popular variety was " Great Scot," of which nearly 

 3,000 acres were certified, and approximately one -tenth of the 

 crops grown rejected. This 'was more than twice the acreage 

 of Ally, which was the next popular variety. Some 1,294 acres, 

 of this variety were passed, but one-quarter of the acreage 

 inspected (438 acres) was rejected owing to the great prevalence 

 of " rogues." Most of the rejected crops had been produced 

 from Scottish seed certified in Scotland the previous season. 



When Ally was introduced to the potato industry it possessed 

 great cropping capacity, and now that the quality and many 

 other favourable characteristics have improved, it is likely to 

 be increasingly grown for seed, if growers take sufficient care 

 to raise and maintain pure stocks. The varieties Majestic, 

 King George and Kerr's Pink were next in importance, the 

 acreage inspected being 1,384, 1,382, and 1,284 acres respec- 

 tively. 



The total acreage in respect of the chief varieties for England 

 and Wales grown during 1920 was as follows : — 



Acreage inspected. 



Passed. Rejected. 



Ally 1,294 438 



Arran Comrade 522 7^ 



Dar2:ill Early 135 2\ 



Edzell Bine ... 120^ i 



Golden Wonder 51 5^ - 



Great Scot 3,004 292' 



Kerr's Pink 1,254:^ 30^ 



Kin ^George 1,2334 149 



Lochar 548| 32i- 



Majestic 1,271^ 113^ 



Templar 498 39 



Tinwald Perfection ... ' 351f 10^ 



Witch Hill 33 i 



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