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Potato Experiments in Ireland, 



plots, two varieties on seventy-seven plots, and one variety 

 on twenty plots. It is proposed that these and other kinds 

 shall be planted next year, and similar experiments con- 

 tinued, if desirable, in later years. The inlormation now- 

 published relates mainly to the yield of the several kinds 

 cultivated. The Up-to-Date was, under average conditions, 

 the heaviest cropping main-crop potato of the varieties tried. 

 The Irish White (which is believed to be the same as the 

 variety called The Gawkey, in some districts) is reported 

 as a very suitable variety for cultivation on poor, wet soil. 

 The Champion, though usually inferior to the Up-to-Date 

 on the experimental plots, maintained its position as a 

 cropper as compared with any of the other varieties, and 

 will probably continue to be a general favourite for the main- 

 crop for some time to come. The Beauty of Hebron appears 

 to be well suited for cultivation in congested districts in small 

 quantities for early use, where it can be planted in dry, fairly 

 good, well cultivated land. Other varieties gave satisfactory 

 results, but they were not appreciated to any great extent by 

 the owners of the experimental plots. The following table 

 furnishes a summary of the results obtained in the five 

 centres selected for experiments under the Board : — 





Number 

 of Plots 



Number of instances 



in which the yield per Statute acre 

 exceeded 







on which 























Variety of Potato. 



the 























variety 

























was 



lO 







7 



6 



5 



4 



3 



2 



I 





grown. 



Tons 



i COS. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Ton. 



Beauty of Hebron 



97 



4 



5 



6 



8 



16 



31 



45 



58 



72 



82 



Up-to-Date - 



97 



37 



47 



59 



64 



74 



81 



86 



88 



94 



96 



Antrim - 



97 



5 



12 



26 



33 



46 



68 



78 



83 



88 



93 



Wonder 



97 



I 







7 



12 



21 



39 



55 



68 



78 



Beauty of Bute - 



97 



6 



\ 



20 



32 



42 



63 



73 



79 



84 



90 



Garton - 



97 



2 





13 



27 



44 



59 



76 



84 



92 



96 



Main Crop - 



97 



5 



8 



19 



30 



46 



61 



71 



85 



92 



94 



Irish White - 



97 



7 



13 



30 



43 



58 





86 



94 



95 



97 



Champion - 



97 



8 



19 



35 



50 



64 





89 



92 



94 



97 



Ardcairn Beauty - 



77 



2 



6 



13 



2t 



36 



50 



66 



72 



76 



77 



Snowdrop - 



20 

















2 



4 



7 



The Up-to-Date variety gave the highest yield in sixty- two 



plots, the Champion in eighteen, the Irish White in fifteen, 

 and the Beauty of Bute, Garton, Antrim, and Beauty of Hebron 

 in one plot. Two varieties produced an equal maximum 

 yield in two separate cases. 



