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The ends of the ears were so badly eaten by blackbirds that it 
was impossible to tell whether the ears from either of these 
plats were filled out better than from the others. This trial 
indicates that in the second year of the experiment there is 
already a difference in the yield per acre, and an appreciable 
tendency to change the form of the ear in the product of seed 
taken from different parts of the ear. The tendency to change 
seems to be sudden, and gives an interest to the experiment 
that will make it well worthy of several years’ further trial. 
Potatoes. —The following varieties have been in cultiva¬ 
tion for the purpose of comparison. Planted May 8, in rows 
3 1-2 feet apart. Cultivation uniform : 
Variety. 
Dist. apart 
in rows. 
Time of 
ripening. 
Yield per 
acre in 
bushels. 
Size, etc. 
Early Goodrich. 
Inches 
16 
Aug. 1 
my 8 
Fair. 
Seedling from Early Goodrich... 
16 
Aug. 1 
my 
Fair. 
Early Rose... 
14 
Aug. 1 
219 4-5 
Fair. 
Bresee’s King of the Earlies.... 
16 
Aug. 1 
171 X 
Med., smooth. 
Excelsior.. 
16 
Aug. 12 
218 4-5 
Fair, smooth. 
Vandervere. 
16 
Aug. 14 
15234 
Small. 
Titicaca. 
16 
Aug. 15 
135 1-9 
Small, rough. 
Philbrick’s Early White. 
16 
Aug. 18 
191% 
Med., rough. 
Andes... 
16 
Aug. 20 
127^ 
Small. 
White Chili. 
18 
Aug. 20 
96% 
Small. 
Buckeye.. 
18 
Aug. 20 
229 
Large, rough* 
Wisconsin seedling. 
16 
Aug. 25 
208*4 
Small. 
White Rose. 
16 
Sep. 1 
185 1-5 
Med., smooth. 
Harison. 
16 
Sep. 1 
322 
Fair. 
Kackelhoffer. 
18 
Sep. 1 
103% 
Large. 
Shaker’s Fancy. 
16 
Sep. 1 
142% 
Large. 
Forfarshire red. 
16 
Sep. 1 
241% 
Med., rough. 
Early Shaw. 
16 
Sep. 1 
302% 
Large,sm.fine.. 
White Peach Blow. 
18 
Sep. 5 
270 
Med., rough. 
Calico. 
16 
Sep. 10 
19334 
Large. 
Jenny Lind. 
16 
Sep. 10 
259% 
Small, rough. 
Alaska Blue. 
16 
Sep. 14 
138% 
Small. 
Peerless. 
18 
Sep. 14 
246% 
Large, fine. 
Peach Blow. 
20 
Sep. 18 
140% 
Medium. 
Santo Domingo.. 
16 
Sep. 1 
147% 
Large,smooth.. 
Strawberry Bloom. 
16 
Aug. 18 
344.38 
Small, rough. 
The last two varieties were cultivated under the above 
names the past year, the true names having been lost. 
The distance apart in the row was varied to correspond as 
25— Ag. Tr. 
