4 
EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 
The blight which attacked all varieties of the potato 
three years ago has reduced the average yield for three 
years, particularly of the late kinds. The following table 
exhibits results in detail. The varieties are arranged ac¬ 
cording to yield, to better facilitate a determination of 
comparisons: 
Table No. 1. 
Number. 
NAME OF VARIETY. 
Weight of Table 
Potatoes—lbs. 
Weight of Small 
Potatoes—lbs. 
Yield per Acre— 
Bushels. 
Average Yield for 
Three Seasons 
—Bushels. 
1 
Watson’s Seedling. 
39 
8 
1,304 1-15 
717 1-10 
2 
Perfect Peachblow. 
40 
968 
925 3-5 
3 
Rase’s Seedling. 
38 
919 3-5 
769 3-5 
4 
Red Elephant. 
34 
4 
919 3-5 
475 14-15 
5 
Junk is. 
38 
2 
968 
6 
Knapp’s Snowbank. 
36 
871 15 
641 5-10 
7 
Cayuga . 
31 
4 
847 
573 1-20 
8 
Jones’ Prize-Taker. 
28 
6 
822 4-5 
490 1-20 
9 
Weld’s No. 4. 
30 
3 
798 3-5 
882 3-10 
10 
James Vick. 
28 
5 
798 3-5 
499 14-15 
11 
Alpha . 
29 
5 
774 2-5 
570 1-10 
12 
Carpenter’s Seedling. 
26 
6 
774 2-5 
460 4-5 
13 
Cap Sheaf.. 
31 
2 
798 3-5 
494 1-5 
14 
Chicago Market. 
27 
3 
726 
429 4-5 
15 
La Plume. 
25 
5 
726 
436 3-10 
16 
Early Kent. 
25 
5 
726 
454 3-15 
17 
Parson’s Prolific. 
24 
6 
726 
392 3-10 
18 
Corliss’ Matchless. 
24 
8 
774 2-5 
503 3-10 
19 
Early Rose. 
25 
3 
677 3-5 
447 2-10 
20 
Queen of the Valley. 
22 
4 
629 1-5 
509 1-20 
21 
Newton’s Seedling. 
28 
677 3-5 
22 
Enos’ Seedling. 
28 
677 2-5 
23 
Ranel’s No. 42 . 
23 
3 
629 1-5 
24 
Charter Oak . 
28 
677 3-5 
451 3-15 
25 
Brownell’s No. 55 . 
21 
4 
605 
26 
Churchill’s Seedling. 
25 
605 
27 
Belle... 
26 
2 
677 3-5 
415 1 4 
28 
State of Maine. 
22 
6 
677 3-5 
433 
29 
White Elephant. 
24 
3 
653 2-5 
394 3-5 
30 
Earlv Sunrise. 
24 
3 
653 2-5 
427 3 5 
31 
American Giant . 
41 
629 1-5 
435 3-5 
32 
Perfect Gem. 
20 
6 
629 1-5 
444 4 10 
33 
Silver Skin. 
24 
2 
629 1-5 
335 3-10 
34 
Jordan’s Russet. 
23 
3 
629 1-5 
431 3-10 
35 
Beauty of Hebron. 
20 
5 
605 
483 3-15 
36 
Mammoth Pearl. 
20 
6 
629 1-5 
338 4-5 
37 
Dakota Red. 
20 
4 
580 2-5 
506 3 5 
38 
St. Patrick .. . 
20 
4 
580 2-5 
303 3-10 
39 
Morton White. 
20 
4 
580 4-5 
354 14-15 
40 
Kennedy. 
20 
4 
580 4 5 
384 4 5 
41 
Home Comfort. 
22 
2 
580 4-5 
290 4-10 
42 
Arizona. 
24 
580 4-5 
428 1-15 
43 
Clark’s No. 1. 
20 
2 
532 2-8 
319 14-15 
44 
Lee’s Favorite. 
23 
556 3-5 
422 3-10 
45 
Crawford’s Seedling. 
17 
6 
539 14-15 
472 2 10 
46 
Salt Lake Queen. 
18 
5 
539 14-15 
400 1-2 
47 
White Star. 
16 
7 
556 3-5 
250 1-15 
48 
Butter Ball. 
15 
8 
539 14-15 
308 3-15 
49 
Brownell’s No. 31. 
18 
4 
532 2-5 
50 
Burbank Seedling. 
22 
532 2 5 
51 
Carter. 
21 
508 1-5 
