St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-09
POTATO TESTS.
Varieties Tried in Practical Ex-
periments in Ohio.

periments in Ohio.
The annual report of the Ohio Expert
ment station contains valuable sum-
mary of the comparative productiveness
of leading varieties of potatoes tested
upon the experiment farm during the
season of 1883. The report says: "Tak-
ing the early white varities of the Snow
fake class, viz: Puritan, Early Stand
ard, Early Albino and Charles
Downing, we find the average for
each as follows: Puritan, 23S:
Charles Downing, 1856; Early Standard,
179, and Early Albino, Isl bushels per
acre. In five trials where the two were
planted together the yield of the Puri-
tan was greater than the Charles Down
ing in every case. The Puritan gave
an average of 1SS bushels pelAcre, and
the Charles Downing 1872 in the five
trials. In six trials of Puritan and
Early Standard, the former took the
lead in every case but one. The aver
age is as follows: Puritan 1872, and Early
Standard 149 bushels per acre. In four
trials the Puritan eXcelled the Early
AlbInO in each case, and gave an aver
age of 21S bushels per acre, while the
latter averaged ia bushels per acre.
Thus it appears that the Puritan eXcelS
all others of its class in prOductiveness.
The Polaris, however, in tests made at
the station, seems to rank about as high
as the Puritan. Comparing Puritan
and Lees Favorite, the former
gave higher yields in four
being 1913 bushels per acre for
Puritan, and III for Lees Favorite. the
difference not being very marked.
Eorlx Dvfor1 ovaollad bo Dprito,, I'm,
two cases out of three, and gave an av-
erage of 200 bushels per acre, and the
PuritanS 1853, in three trials. Ohio Jun
iOr gave lower yields in nearly all cases
than any other early variety. Compare
son by averages shows that it is the
least productive of early varieties, eX-
cept Early Ohio. the two being about
equal. AS compared with Early
Oxford it StannS as 100 to 200 in three
trials. Empire State ond Summit stand
first and second, averaging 234 and 228
bushels per acre, respectively, in four
trials, while Puritan, under the same
conditions, averaged 1874 bushels. Sum-
NIT, Empire State and Early Oxfo.d av-
eratged very nearly the same in three
trials. Taking the evidence of
the trials we may rank the
varieties in the following order in re-
spect to productiveness. Empire State,
Summit. Early Oxford, Pearl of Savoy,
Potentate, Puritan, Lees Favorite,
Early Rose. Charles Downing, Early
Standard, Eartv Albino. Early Ohio
and Ohio Junior. The difference be-
tween any two consecutive varieties is
so little that further trials might change
the order someweat, hence it signifies
nothing whether variety is third or
nth on the list. Secure the ratio of
productiveness the lowest and
the highest is as one to
| two, it is probably that the
relation is very nearly expressed. 1t is
not possible from the data at hand tc
sac how such vatieties as Crown Jewel,
| White Early Ohio, Monroe County
Prize and Early Thoroughbred rank as
| to productiveness. Monroe County
Prize probably stands very near the
| head of the list, while the others are
| scarcely above medium. If the order
of the above list were reversed the
varieties named would rank in the
| order of earliness, with the exception
| that outside of the extremes there
would be but little difference in the
time of ripening, Ohio Junior and Early
| Ohio ripening at about the same time
and being without question ahead of all
others. Summit and Empire State are
about three weeks later than Early
Ohio. The remaining vari cites ripen
from week to ten days later than
Early Ohio, and all at very nearlysthe
same time"