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demands upon my time in teaching, I have not yet been able to 
analyze these beets, or estimate the amount of sugar they contain. 
I shall do so at the earliest possible moment, and report upon 
them. 
Silver Hull Buckwheat. 
Hon. Frederick Watts, Commissioner of Agriculture, who fur¬ 
nished us with seed, says of this variety : “This is said to be a 
great improvement on the old kinds of Buckwheat in general cul¬ 
tivation, being earlier and more productive. The flour is of su¬ 
perior quality, and it is said the grain will yield from three to 
five pounds more to the bushel than other varieties.” 
Eight quarts of seed,, weighing 13 lbs., were sown June 28th, 
upon 72 square rods of ground. The growth was very slow on 
account of dry weather. Harvested September 30th, not fully 
ripe. Weight of grain, 526 1-2 lbs. Yield per acre, 27 7-8 bush¬ 
els. One bushel weighs 46 1-2 lbs. The yield would have been 
larger had it been fully ripe. It was necessary to harvest the 
grain when we did, to prevent killing by frost. The quality of 
the flour, or the amount that a bushel of the grain yields has not 
been tested. 
Potatoes. 
The following varieties have been in cultivation: 
Variety. 
Yield 
per acre. 
Kemarks. 
Earlv Goodrich . 
Bushels. 
60.3 
A fair variety. 
Worthless. 
Santo Domingo . 
36.4 
Excelsior. 
90.0 
Early. Fair. 
Not worthy of cultivation. 
Good. 
V andervere. 
57.9 
Earlv Shaw . . 
73.0 
Buckeve . 
114.0 
Yields well. Quality poor. 
Worthless. 
Philbric’s Earlv White. 
25.2 
Harrison. 
101.7 
Good. 
White Rose. 
100.9 
Yields well. Quality poor. 
Excellent. 
Earlv Rose. 
99.9 
Calico . 
39.2 
Poor. 
Shaker’s Fnnev. 
42.3 
Worthless. 
Wisconsin Sccdlinsr... . 
23.3 
Worthless. 
Peerless . 
92.0 
Excellent as a late variety. 
Worthless. 
Andes . 
16.8 
Titicaca . 
31.6 
Worthless. 
Early White Peacliblow . 
68 5 
Not good. 
Medium. 
Medium. 
Good. 
TC a.r.kel h offer-. 
46.6 
55.6 
Forfarshire Red . 
Peacliblow . 
57.2 
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