Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
MzssUETs OF sCuENTIF,C FARM Ex-
PERIMENTS.
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Other Agricultural Experiment
Stations Timely Hints for


Bulletin 10 of the Kansas expert
nnsnt station, at Manhattan, reports
the following instructive experiment
with potatoes:
Tho question of the influence of diff
arent qualities of seed upon the earli-
NESS and productiveness of a given
variety of potatoes is one that has been
mach discussed and the following eX-
perimental planting was made to test
tho value of three qualities of seed
which we had in store. The seed of
lott was grown from u planting made
the middle of March and harvested and
starred in the cellar as they ripened.
They had sprouted badly during the
winter, and were good deal shriveled.
Lot III was from the main planting
made the latter part of April and dug
azfd stored in September. The tubers
were quite firm, and had sprouted but
moderately. Lot III was seed from n
second crop grown in 1889 in the fol-
lowing way: A few hills each of several
ssrts, from the plat which produced
the seed of lot ], were dug July 11th
and the potatoes planted the same day
an ground that had been cleared of
early peas. These gave light yield oi
tnbers Of even size and of very fine
quality. When taken from the cellar
hor planting tney were as firm and free
from sprouts as when stored.
Three pounds of each of the above
lots were cut to three-eye pieces, and
planted March Is. With one excep-
tiOD, the sorts in lot 3 were from five
To eight days later than others in COM
ing up, while between lots / and . no
difference could be noted.
The vines of lot when they came
were much stronger than the others,
and in n few weeks overlook and out
grew the other lots, making much
more vigorous and heavy stand.
The date of blooming, though not
varying uniformly on the whole,
fayOrs the vigorous plants OF lot for
earliness, and shows, that the COM
paratively weak and slender plants of
lot bloomed later, or in three cases
fsiled to perfect any bloom.
The date at which they afforded pota-
toes of table quality did not vary APP
preciable in favor of either, but the
product, both in quantity and quality,
was largely in favor of lot 3.
While the product of lot was not
in all cases, much ahead of lot ! in
weight, the per cent. of marketable
tubers was greater, and these were of
greater average size.
Summarizing the results of this trial
We learn, first, that nothing is gained
In earliness by the use of second-crop
seed; second, that there is a positive
fa,S in amount OF product, as well IS
size of tubers, over that Of iirst-crop
seed grown in the same locality; third,
that firm well kept unspouted seed is
better than that which is sprouted and
shriveled. giving heavier product of
better size and quality. These infer
ChCco may lOb DS COlCluslNe, Dub ScSul
to be fairly deducible from the above
results
Still further to test the practicability
sf growing the second crop of potatoes
in one season, five pounds of seed of
each variety in lot 3 as above mention
ed, were dug July %, and planted the
some day, cut in half. These came up
rather unevenly, the same fault hav
ing been noticed in the previous trial.
The product was of unusually fine quail
ity, and the yield Il very good one,
when it is considered that potatoes of
ordinary planting were almost Il failure
in this section of the contry.
The list, with estimated yield per
acre, is as follows: Cuyahoga, 1853
bushels; Durham, 1912 bushels; Eal
ly Harvest, 1913 bushels; Early Wash
ington, 74.2 bushels; New Queen, 80 3
bushels; Rochester Favorite, 1920
bushels; ThOrburn, 40 bushels; Van
guard, 67.5 bushels; White Prize, 102 3
bushels