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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Seventh prize awarded to Mrs. O. J. Put¬ 
nam, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 
387 2-5 bushels. 
Eighth prize awarded to Miss Hattie B. 
Colby, Merriuiac County, New Hampshire, 
386% bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Mrs. A. R. 
Wright, Mecosta County, Michigan, 385.% 
bushels. 
Tenth prize awarded to Mrs. A. M. Par¬ 
sons, Choteau County, Montana, 384 bush¬ 
els. 
Ten prizes, $1.50 each of seeds of any kind, 
to be selected from their 1890 catalogue. 
First prize awarded to Mrs. R. J. Evans, 
Eau Claire County, Mich., 380 bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. C. S. Stilz, 
Sumner County, Teun., 376 bushels. 
Thii-d prize awarded to Elizabeth Law¬ 
rence, Jefferson County, Iowa, 376% bushels. 
Fourth prize awarded to Jessie B. Adams, 
Kalamazoo County, Mich., 375% bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Mrs. J. N. Mun- 
cey, Buchanan County, Iowa, 373 9-10 
bushels. 
Sixth prize awarded to Mrs. Henry Bey- 
than, Saginaw County, Michigan, 372 
bushels. 
Seventh prize awarded to Mrs. Maria 
Watts, Henry County, Iowa, 368%' bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Mrs. Emma A. 
Heckman, De Kalb County, Illinois, 366 
bushels. 
Tenth prize awarded to Mrs. J. H. Valett, 
New London County, Connecticut, 360 
bushels. 
Toledo Blade Toledo, Ohio, $5 in five 
yearly subscriptions. 
First prize awarded to Mrs. J. N. Bal¬ 
linger, Logan County, Ohio, 360 bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. M. E. Car¬ 
ter, Wythe County, Virginia, 360 bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Annie Eveudon, 
Yam Hill County, Oregon, 360 bushels. 
Fourth prize awarded to Mrs. E. Blag- 
den, Wentworth County, Ontario, 360 
bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to E. C. Stirling, 
Chester County, South Carolina, 360 
bushels. 
S. Frontier, Herman, Minn., $20 in pota¬ 
toes, as follows : The pound prizes to be 
sent post paid : the pecks to be sent by ex¬ 
press at recipient’s expense. Nine prizes 
of one peck each of Early Minnesota 
(new). 
First prize awarded to Mrs. Susan Groff, 
Frederick County, Maryland, 359 1-3 bush¬ 
els. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. Phebe Ku- 
der, Medina Coun'y, Ohio, 358 2-3 bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Mrs. W. P. Mc¬ 
Manus, Chautauqua County, New York, 
356 bushels. 
Fourth prize awarded to Mrs. M. H. Pit¬ 
kin, Washington County, Vermont, 353 1-3 
bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Lizzie Johnson, 
Cattaraugus County, New York, 352 bush¬ 
els. 
Sixth prize awarded to Mrs. K. Farring¬ 
ton, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, 350 bush¬ 
els. 
Seventh prize awarded to RoseE. Haight, 
Orleans County, New York, 350 bushels. 
Eighth prize awarded to Mrs. H. O. 
Nash, Jefferson County, Montana, one- 
twentieth acre, 348 2-3 bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Mrs. R. Morrell, 
Berrien County, Michigan, 348 2-3 bushels. 
Ten prizes of one pound each of No. 18 (not 
for sale.) 
First prize awarded to Mrs. C. II. War¬ 
ner, Jefferson County, Missouri, one twen¬ 
ty-first acre, 348 3-5 bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. M. Man- 
ders, Faribault County, Minnesota, 347 2-3 
bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Brasilia J. 
Young, Suffolk County, New York, 346 2-3 
bushels. 
Fourth prize awarded to Mrs. F. H. Nye, 
La Crosse County, Wisconsin, (1-29 acre), 
342 bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Mrs. Maggie M. 
Armour, Victoria Road, Ontario, Canada, 
342 bushels. 
Sixth prize awarded to Mrs. E. E. Stine, 
Summit County, Ohio, 340 bushels. 
Seventh prize awarded to Miss Leila M. 
Young, Suffolk County, N. Y., 336% bush¬ 
els. 
Eighth prize awarded to Mrs. J. E. P. 
Randlett.Belkuap County,New Hampshire, 
336 2-5 bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Maria J. Hopkins, 
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 336% 
bushels. 
Tenth prize awarded to Alice Gaston, Re- 
uo County, Kansas, 335 7-15 bushels. 
Ten prizes of one pound each of No. 64 (not 
for sale). 
First prize awarded to Mrs. D. A. Starr, 
New London County, Connecticut, 334 
bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. Mary Whar¬ 
ton, Iowa County, Iowa, 334 bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Mrs. M. M. Sorn- 
borger, Shasta County, California, 333% 
bushels. 
Fourth prize awarded to Mrs. J. A. Brace, 
Orleans County, New York, 333% bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Elizabeth F. An- 
Winner of Ninth 
drews,Wythe County,Virginia, 332 bushels. 
Sixth prize awarded to Mrs. George A. 
Newcomb, Cattaraugus County, New York, 
330% bushels. 
Seventh prize awarded to Mrs. W. J. 
Walker, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 
330 bushels. 
Eighth prize awarded to Mrs Thomas 
Wilde, Ottawa County, Michigan, 329 3-5 
bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Miss Mamie 
Groff. Frederick County, Maryland, 329%' 
bushels. 
Tenth nrize awarded to S. A. Woodburn, 
Whiteside County, Illinois, 328 7-30 bushels, 
on 1-29 acre. 
Ten prizes of one pound each of No. 50 (not 
for sale). * 
First prize awarded to Julia Osborn, Rens¬ 
selaer County, N. Y. 328 1-15 bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mary Brown, 
Story County, Iowa, 328 bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Phebe Oldroyd, 
Hampden County, Massachusetts, 826 bush¬ 
els. 
Fourth prize awarded to May Greethurst, 
Winona County, Minnesota, 326 bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Mrs. Wm. Ben¬ 
son, Adams County, Illinois, 323 17-30 bush¬ 
els. 
Sixth prize awarded to Mrs. A. J. Ful- 
kerth (No address) 324 bushels. 
Seventh prize awarded to Fannie S. Ken¬ 
yon, Fairfax County, Virginia, 322 2-3 bush¬ 
els. 
Eighth prize awarded to Mrs. Charles C. 
Dimon, Suffolk County, N. Y.. 321% bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Samantha R. 
Prize. Fig. 301. 
Hearn, Williamson County, Illinois, 320 
bushels. 
Tenth prize awarded to Mrs. Eugene G. 
Horton, Suffolk County, N.Y., 320 bushels. 
Mrs. 1). Haskell, Exeter, Scott County, 
Illinois, $5 in 12 prizes one dozen each of 
mixed tulip bulbs, to be sent post paid. 
First prize awarded to Daisy Turck, Os¬ 
wego County, N. Y., 320 bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. H. H. Alley, 
Essex County, New Jersey, 312% bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Miss Minnie 
Muller, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, SOS 
2-3 bushels. 
Sheldon, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, 
308 bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Nellie Brown, 
Story County, Iowa, 308 bushels. 
Sixth prize awarded to Mrs. H. A. Hor¬ 
ton, Emmet County, Michigan, 307% bush¬ 
els. 
Seventh prize awarded to Mrs. Alfred 
Cook, Grafton County, New Hampshire, 
306 2-3 bushels. 
Eighth prize awarded to Lillian Shaw, 
Chase County, Kansas, 306 23 bushels. 
Ninth prize awarded to Mrs. John Al- 
dons, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, 
306 23 bushels. 
Tenth prize awarded to Ruth Jones, 
Washington County, Wisconsin, 305% 
bushels. 
Eleventh prize awarded to Mrs. Dennis 
M. Johnson, Erie County, New York, 304% 
bushels. 
Twelth prize awarded to Mrs. C. M. Max¬ 
well, Chautauqua County, New York, 304 
bushels. 
M. Murray, Centre, Ohio, five premiums, 
each consisting of two pounds of Ross’s 
Favorite Potato (new.) 
First prize awarded to Mrs. Janette 
Potter, Ontario County, New York, 303% 
bushels. 
Second prize awarded to Mrs. F. L. 
Avery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 
305% bushels. 
Third prize awarded to Mrs. W. H. Cam¬ 
eron, Jewell County, Kansas, 303% bushels. 
Fourth prize awarded to Mrs. G. B. 
Grantier, Cattaraugus County, New York, 
302 2 3 bushels. 
Fifth prize awarded to Mrs. Wm. Middle- 
miss, Delaware County, New York, 301% 
bushels. 
Mrs. O. J. Putnam, $lin one dozen bulbs 
of Freesia refracta alba. 
Awarded to Mrs. M. M. Cable, Lincoln 
County, South Dakota, 3011-3 bushels. 
MRS. ELIZA DAT’S REPORT (FIRST PRIZE.) 
The plot was 33x66 feet. The land was 
flat, sandy, naturally well drained. Straw¬ 
berries had been raised on it for the previ¬ 
ous three years and yielded good average 
crops. No fertilizer or manure was used. 
The ground was plowed on April 18th, five 
inches deep. The potatoes were planted on 
April 25th in trenches six inches deep, in 
rows two feet apart, 10 inches apart in the 
row; weight 120 pounds; variety Early 
Vermont; number of eyes in a piece, two. 
The weather was dry and cool. The vines 
were injured by frost on June 6. The crop 
was cultivated with the hoe on June 15 and 
July 3. The vines grew to a hight of 34 
inches, and were three-fifths of an inch in 
size. They bloomed July 10 and were 
killed by frost on September 10. Beetles 
did no injury. The crop was harvested 
in September. There were 2,914 pounds 
or 4S bushels 33 pounds of marketable tu¬ 
bers, and 134% pounds or two bushels 14% 
pounds of unmarketable; total number of 
bushels 50.79, or at the rate of 1,015 4-5 to 
the acre. The tubers are shapely and 
smooth, the eyes medium. In raising an¬ 
other crop I would proceed in the same 
way except that I would make the rows two 
feet six inches apart. The crop was irri¬ 
gated twice. The season was the most un¬ 
favorable we have had for eight years. 
I do hereby affirm that the report here¬ 
with sent the R. N.-Y. is true in every 
particular. mrs. eliza day. 
Johnson County, Wyoming. 
We do hereby affirm that we measured 
the plot of Mrs. Day and found it of the 
exact area she states. We further affirm 
that we saw the potatoes dug and weighed 
as they were dug and that her statement 
is correct. 
Signed : T. J. KEESEE. 
W. J. STURGIS. 
SID. S. STURGIS. 
MARY RUSK’S REPORT (SECOND PRIZE.) 
The plot was 33 feet square. It was a 
rolling, sandy, dry soil naturally drained. 
It had been a hog-pen for three years. The 
following year it had been under turnips 
and a large crop was harvested. The fol¬ 
lowing year large crops of cabbages and to¬ 
matoes were raised on the same plot. I 
used no fertilizer whatever. The land was 
plowed on April 10th, seven inches deep. 
On the same date it was harrowed and 
rolled. Before the trenches were made it 
was thoroughly worked up with a triangu¬ 
lar hoe, and the trenches were made with the 
same. The potatoes were planted on April 
13th. The variety was the Chicago Mar¬ 
ket. The potatoes planted were of ordinary 
size, containing two to three eyes each. The 
weight of potatoes planted was 38% pounds. 
They were freshly cut and planted in 
trenches four inches deep and 13 inches 
apart. The rows were two feet apart and 
the pieces were covered with a hoe. The 
weather was wet and cool. The crop was 
cultivated once on May 9th with the pota¬ 
to-digger, going about six inches deep be¬ 
tween the rows. The plot was covered 
with straw on May 11th. The vines were 
three feet high and the stems two inches in 
size. They bloomed May 30, and began to 
die July 29, and were dead August 30. 
MISS SARAH A. SMITH. 
Fourth prize awarded to Mrs. Phebe M. 
MRS. MARY E. WARREN. 
Winner of Sixth Prize, i Fig. 302. 
