or
dry hard blisters, green, spongy and coarse stock. All of these defects
tend to lower prices.

In order to increase the value of the Minnesota potato we must also
supply the market with the variety which it demands, and, furthermore,
this variety must be free from mixture. Minnesota has already taken a
step in this direction. The Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station,
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association and the Minnesota Potato Growers'
Association have recommended the following varieties and types to be
selected and grown.

The Rural New Yorker, as shown in Figure 1, is the leading round, white,
late potato for Minnesota. It is a good yielding and keeping variety,
fine in quality, an excellent market sort and suitable for almost any
soil.

Similar to the Rural New Yorker are the Carman No. 3 and Sir Walter
Raleigh.

The Green Mountain is a desirable white late potato, similar to the
Rural New Yorker, but more oblong and with squarer ends. It is better
suited to rich heavy soils than the Rural New Yorker, as they are not so
likely to grow hollow.

[Illustration: Figure V. Triumph.]

Other similar varieties are the Carman No. 1, Green Mountain, Jr., and
State of Maine.

The Burbank (Fig. II) is a long, white, late potato of excellent quality
and suitable only for rich, loose, loam soils. Thrives well upon new
rich soils that are well supplied with humus.

Other inferior varieties confused with the Burbank are the White Chief,
White Star and Pingree.

The Burbank Russet (Fig. III) is a long, russet, late potato differing
mainly from the Burbank in its heavily russeted skin. Very fine for
baking. Suitable for low, moist, friable and peaty soils.

The Early Ohio (Fig. IV) is the leading early potato in Minnesota. The
type is oval with a pinkish or flesh colored skin. It is particularly
suited to the black, rich, friable soils.

The Triumph (Fig. V) is a round, red, very early potato, valuable for
southern seed trade. It suffers severely from drought, and, therefore,
soils subject to this condition should be avoided.

Similar or identical varieties are Red Bliss, Bliss, Triumph and Stray
Beauty.

The Irish Cobbler is a promising white, early, roundish potato of good
quality, although inferior to the Early Ohio. It has not been
sufficiently tested out, but is promising for southern seed trade.

Similar variety is the Extra Early Eureka.

The King is a broad, oblong, reddish potato. Very suitabl