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EXPEEIMENTS WITH EYE. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 



Reading Giant. — On light sandy loam ; no manure ; 2|- acres. Sown Tth September, 

 1889, l\ bushels per acre; ripe 30th July, 1890 ; straw strong and bright ; very little 

 rust; height, 5J to 6 feet, of fine appearance, yield per acre, 14| bushels ; weight per 

 bushel, 55 lbs. 



Finnish Wassa. — On light sandy loam ; no manure ; 2J acres. Sown 7th Septem- 

 ber, 1889, 1^ bushels per acre ; ripe 29th July, 1890 ; straw rather soft, breaks down 

 more than tlie other varieties, also more rusted; height, 5 to 5^ feet ; yield per acre, 

 11\ bushels; weight per bushel, 53 lbs. 



Polar. — On light sandy loam ; no manure ; 2|- acres. Sown 7th September, 1889, 

 \h bushels per acre; ripe 30th July, 1890 ; straw strong ; 5| to 6 feet high ; consider- 

 ably rusted; heads well filled; yield per acre, 16 bushels; weight per bushel, 51| Ibg. 



Common Fall Bye. — On light sandy loam ; no manure ; 1 acre.. Sown 7th Septem- 

 ber, 1889, IJ bushels per acre; ripe 30th July, 1890; straw strong, considerably 

 rusted, yield" per acre, 24^ bushels ; weight per bushel, 55^ lbs. 



SPRING VARIBTY. 



Spring Rye. — On poor, light sandy soil ; 18 to 20 tons manure per acre two acres. 

 Sown 22nd April, 1^ bushels per acre; straw bright and strong; height, 4 to 4|-feet; 

 heads well filled j yield per acre, 24^ bushels ; weight per bushel, 58^ lbs. 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH PEAS. 



Blackeyed Marrowfat. — On sandy loam ; on which was applied 18 to 20 tons of 

 manure per acre in 1890, ^ acre. Sown 8th May, 4 bushels per acre ; ripe 9 th August; 

 time to mature, 93 days; yield per acre, 39^ bushels ; weight per bushel, 61 lbs. 



Daniel O'Rourke. — On light sandy loam ; no manure ; \ acre. Sown 8th May, 

 2f bushels per acre ; ripe 25th July, time to mature, 78 days ; yield per acre, 37| 

 bushels ; weight per bushel 58f lbs. 



Golden Vine. — On sandy clay soil ; no manure ; 5 acres. Sown 28th April, 3 

 bushels per acre ; ripe 4th August ; time to mature, 98 days ; yield per acre, 36f 

 bushels; weight per bushel, 65^ lbs. 



Multiplier. — On sandy clay loam; no manure; 5|- acres. Sown 28th April, 3 

 bushels pel- acre, ripe 12th August ; time to mature, 106 days ; yield per acre, 35| 

 bushels, weight per bushel, 65^ lbs. 



' Pride. — On clay loam ; no manure; ^ acre. Sown 19th May, 2 bushels per 

 acre; ripe 8th August; time to mature, 81 days; yield per acre, 30J bushels; weight 

 per bushel, 65^ lbs. 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH TUENIPS. 



Seventeen varieties of turnips were sown in rows 2 feet 4 inches ajjart, and 

 the yields per acre given in the following list have been calculated from the produce 

 of two rows in each case 66 feet long. Estimates based on small plots almost always 

 show a relatively greater yield than when founded on the results of larger areas, but 

 since all the varieties were treated alike and the soil very similar thi-oughout 

 these figures form a fair basis for the comparison of varieties. They were all sown 

 on the 30th of May and pulled the 21st of October. The soil was a sand}' loam, rather 



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