THE BEST TEST OF ALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3777, 12 November 1907, Page 3

THE BEST TEST OF ALL.

It has long been a recognised fact that potatoes vary considerably in their edible qualities according to the locality in which they are grown, although strangely enough, this fact has been overlooked by those, engaged in their cultivation. Experts have judged largely on appearance alone, and it has subsequently been found on cooking certain samples that they were of inferior quality, though possessing good appearance. With a view to arriving at i definite conclusions as to the idible qualities of a number of the best known varieties of potato, it has been decided by the Victorian Agricultural Department to conduct a series of cooking tests at the Australian Natives’ Exhibition in January next, following upon the lines that have proved so satisfactory in recent years in connection with the Roygl Agricultural Society of England. It has been learned by investigation that certain varieties of potatoes that give splendid results when grown in some localities have but second or third rate fo&d value when produced in other districts. The variations are due to the differences in the classes of soil, and the object of the tests is to enable the expert named to prepare a comprehensive list of potatoes adapted for cultivation in the various districts of Victoria.