The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-08
so very closely resemble the Earliana
as to justify the conclusion that they.

as to justify the conclusion that they.
are either Earliana or an improvement
not deserving a new name.
The yield of marketable tomatoes
the case of the II strains of the Earl.
lana, varied from So to II tons per
acre to August 20 and from % to 1876
tons per acre to September %, the end
of the picking season. Thus we see
difference in yield Of 1916 tons in favor
of the better variety. Basing the value
Of tomatoes at SO per ton-the can.
ming house price-there is gross bal
ance of $155 per acre in favor of the
better strain. This very clearly shows
the importance of good breeding in
seed. This strain of tomatoes has
been very carefully bred for eight
years. The price of this seed is S.
per ounce, while the poorer variety is
IS cents yer ounce. The economy of
paying for the best is obvious as one
ounce of tomato seed is sufficient for
an acre.
The Earliana is at present the most
profitable variety for North Dakota;
however, it is far from perfection. The
plant is weak growing and rather SUBJ
ject to disease. The fruit is medium
to small in sixe, generally rough,
cracked, or poor color and generally
with large cells full of seeds. The one
redeeming feature which makes it pro-
fitable is the earliness and total yield.
While it is generally an inferior va.
riety, several of the strains are not
subject to most of the above critic
dsms and it is capable of improvement.
The Earlibelt is a variety not very
different from the Earliana. 1t is gen.
orally of better quality with more
meat and fewer seeds. Another varie-
ty not as early as the Earliana, but
yielding total crop about equal to an
average strain of Earliana and of bet
ter quality with fewer seeds and larger
fruits, is Berry's Early Wonder.
The Bonny Best and Chalk's Jewel
are two varieties far superior to the
Earliana. The fruit of these two va
rieties is larger and of better quality
in all respects and the plants are more
hardy than the Earliana. Of the two
the Chalk's Jewel is the larger and
more solid, though the Bonny Best is
the earlier, smoother and more
uniform. The yield of market
able fruit for five strains of Benny
Best varied from AZ to Sc tons per
acre to August 20 and from 24.3 to 1878
tons to the end of the picking season.
The yield of marketable fruit for
seven strains of Chalk's Jewel varied
from 1876 to SOC tons per acre to Au-
gust 20 and from 1874 to 31.77 tons to
the end of the picking season.
A new variety very similar to these
two is the John Baer, introduced in
1914. This variety yielded at the rate
of 4.8 tons to August 20 and 28.4 tons
to the end of the season. The mean
weight per fruit was 4 IL ounces. The
fruit was globular, very solid and
very uniform. This is very promrs-
ing variety for home and shipping pur-
poses.
The leading pink varieties in point
Of earliness are June Pink, Globe and
Ponderosa.
The June Pink is practically as
early as the Earliana. The tomatoes
are generally about Is per cent to 20
per cent larger, with better quality
and more meat than the Earliana. The
main criticism of this variety is that
, it is very subject to serious cracking
during wet weather. Five strains OF
June Pink yielded at the rate of from
! SIS to 8.4 tons per acre to August 49,
with the yield for the season from 23.e
to 2S.6 tons per acre.
The Globe is later than any of the
other varieties discussed up to this
point. The three strains yielded from
1.01 to 1875 tons per acre to August Il
and 17.7 tons to 1913 tons for the sea
son. The fruit varies from 4 IL tt
5 IL ounces in size, is deep, globular
uniform, thick 1eshed and very goot
quality. The percentage of unmarked
able fruit is very low.
The Ponderosa is probably the larg
est tomato grown. It is rather lat
as commercial variety. For HON,
use 1T is often preferred, because o
its excellent interior and large size
having an average weight of almos
eight ounces per fruit in the variet,
test. It is objected to, because of it
prevalent ill-shope. Only one strait
was tried, which yielded at the rate o
1926 tons for the season.
i NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
; In the Matter of the Estate of Mel