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Rul)v Khv^ and Early Neopolitan arc suggested as varieties which 
may he tried. 
" Vegetables for Greens. — vS])inach is the most important plant 
grown for greens. l>eing very hardy, the seed may he sown as 
early as the ground can be worked in the spring. Long Season 
and \dctoria are both desirable varieties. 
Swiss Chard is a leaf beet which makes good greens. It should 
be planted after the middle of May. Beet thinnings are also ex- 
cellent for this purpose. 
1 Pe-Tsai or Chinese Cabbage is another desirable vegetable 
’which may be put in this class. When well grown, it forms large, 
long, solid heads which are very palatable. It is a member of the 
.mustard family and should be planted early. 
I Kale is a loose leaf cabbage which is desirable for use as 
'greens late in the fall. Its quality is improved by a certain amount 
of frost. Dwarf Curled Scotch is a good variety. 
POTATOES 
The culture of this important crop is Avell understood and it 
As hardly worth while to go into the details of cultural methods 
here. Bulletins on the subject are available and may be secured 
from the Director of the Experiment Station at Fort Collins. A 
few words, however, as to the Avork done at Fort Lewis may not 
be amiss. 
The followdng varieties have been grown: Irish Cobbler, 
Bliss Triumph, Rural New Yorker, Brown Beauty, Russett Bur- 
bank, Pearl and Peach Blown 
Much difficulty has been experienced in obtaining good seed 
potatoes and considerable effort spent in attempting to ]mrif^' 
the varieties. The hill selection method of saving seed has been 
followed and considerable progress has been made in bettering 
the strains. 
It has not been feasible to determine comparative yields except 
in .n p*enera1 way. Rural New Yorker has proven to be the heaviest 
: vielder so far, although all varieties may be expected to do v/^11. 
t^'liss Ti-iumnh is a good early variety, as is also Irish Cobbler. 
Brown Beautv has a good record for heavv yields and should 
Yucceed. It is hoped that more information along this line may be 
|availa1d.e at some future time. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
1'he writfu* ^vishes to thank Dr. E. P. Sandsten, Head of the 
Department of Horticulture, Colorado Agricultural College, for 
his heartv support of this w^ork and for his valuable advice in 
rnanv instances. Thanks are also due the Fort Lewis School fnr 
aiding as far as possible in carrying' on the work. 
