The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-25

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Sir William ...................''' 'ess
salrer's Earliest ...............'.''lI.
TImpee's No. i.................'. $40
Victor Rose ....................''-sl
Worlds Fair ..................... ''Soo
Average Of eli varieties seCied. In
Guiding those not reported here. .25o
The varieties which stood above the
average In all eases are Sir william
Koskonong, Columbus and Irish Daisy.
Following closely are Forest Rose
Worlds Fair. Early Harvest, Carman
No. /, Nobula. Rural New Yorker NO.
2. Tlmpee's No. 4. Early Northor, VIC
Tor Rose. Clay Rose and Maggie Muir
phy. In the order named. All OF the
varieties named are intermediate or
late except Early Harvest. Nebula and
Early Noriher. Eyeritts Six Weeks,
which IS the same as the Early Ohio
h slightly earlier than these. and less
prolific. while salzer's Earliest, another
name for Bliss Triumph. Is stiil less
productive
Banner. A good intermediate white
variety. Resembles the Rural New
Yorker 40. Ia both plants aud tubera
but d OF distinct origin.
Carman Nos. l and ?. These arr
both valuable mldseason white sorts
No. seems TO be more subject q
BLIGHT than No. 2 The latter Is quilt
resistant. bat IA not exempt from thl
dlscaro. No. resembles the Rura
New Yorker No. 2 In tubers and foil
age. but "a probably more vigorous AM
proll1c.
CLAY Rose. An intermediate rose
colorcd variety: very vigorous II
growth. but only moderately prolih
ana not specially promising
Craig. Tested but one season. Th
Weld was small becauee Of suscepti
hlllty to blight Il Is yigorou
grower and no doubt prolific under q
tofablo conditions,
Columbus. This variety has uni
formiy given good yields here and
The snbsiaucna. Il Is a good keepl
and OF good quality. but the gcner'
appearance OF the tubers le not pleas
Ing because OF unevenncas In size an
irrcrulnrlty, besides they are not OF
clear white color. Nevertheless It Is
desirable variety.
Early Norihcr. This may be d.
ecrlhed as an improved Early Ros
lslne similar 10 that variety In fer
and color, but a better cropper Il hi
given the hes, results In our warrior
tests Of any variety Of Us class.
EARLY Harvest. Al present ii
stands AZ the head OF the list Of ear
white varieties. Il ripens with u
Early Rose.
Everitt's Six Weeks. Not dls,il
rulshablc from Early Ohio.
Irish Daisy. Too large a per gent
small tuhcrs to be desirable, but Il
one 81 the most prolific.
Margle Murphy. A coarse-lookln
pink potato and not OF good quality Il
less grown on sandy soil.
Maule's Thoroughbred. Il gave
high yield when grown on a small u
ana has been tested one season on
Il belongs TO the rose class and seeI
20 be very promising, but more time
needed IN order to fully test ita walt
Ncbula. Similar to Early North
Somerset. A mldseason rose-color
variety OF considerable promise.
Sir william. Some have thouf
that ihls variety has been overrat
but az the station and snbstaiions
has made a record second TO none.
oaaily ranks with the most prolific
rlcilos and exceiH most Of them In "a
qualities. All things considered Il
fcrvos a place near the head OF
list
Victor Rose a second early, r
colorcd variety. Of considerable me
principally because OF the iac appo
anco Of the tubeTs
Wise. A very vigorous and prof.
plnk-sklnned variety, from Ashli
county, where It has a high repu
ton. Il has been tested here one .
sononly. but appears to have more u
ordinary merit--Farmcrs' Review.
Peasant 60 conducior)--l have
quito enough money 10 80 home on
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