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TURNIPS, 



Four acres of turnips were grown of the varieties given below. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Queen of the Swedes, June 13th *780 Bush. 



Skirvings Purple Top Swede, do 860 do 



Bangholm, do do 850 do 



Lord Derby, . do do !)20 do 



Elephant, do do 010 do 



Purple Top, do do 875 do 



POTATOES. 



Sixty-nine varieties of potatoes were planted, twenty-one of which were seed- 

 lings. The majority yielded a good crop, but many of them rotted badly. The 

 dates of planting, character of the tubers and yield are given below. 



Experimental Farm seedlings- 

 Number 2 , 



do 10 



do 27 



do 73 



do 49 



do 123 



do 153 



do 231 



do 5 



do 15 



do 53 



do 80 



do 98 



do 120 , 



do 136 



do 170 



do 188 



do 209 



do 116 



Date of 

 Planting . 



May 29.. 

 do 29.. 

 do 29.. 

 do '29.. 



do 



Rural New Yorker 



Dakota Red 



Rural Blush 



Stray Beauty 



Rosy Mom 



Crown Jewel 



Clark's No. 1 



Late Goodrich 



Rose's New Giant 



Empire State. ... 



Thorburn 



Rothrant 



Conqueror 



Centennial 



Jackson's Improved 



St. Patrick 



Richter's Elegant 



Early Callao 



"Wliite Star 



Richter's Gem 



Sukreta 



Jumbo » I do 



Richter's Schneerose do 



Silver Skin. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 29.. 



do 122 j do 29.. 



do 141 do 29.. 



do 27.. 



u . 



do 29.. 

 29.. 

 29.. 



do 29. 



Character of Tubers. 



May Queen Early ', do 



Acadian ; do 



29. 

 29. 



Large long white 



do rovigh 



do do white 



Small round 



Long large white 



Small long blue 



iMug blue 



Small long blue 



Long rough white 



do white 



do large blue 



Large blue and white 



Small round white 



Long white 



Small round pink 



Long blue, medium size 



do white 



^ledium size, round white . . 



Long blue 



Medium long blue 



Long blue 



Large round white 



do pink 



Medium size round pink . . . . 



Small round pink 



Large pink 



do with white eyes . 



do '. ... 



Round white, deep eyes . . . 



Long flat white 



Round white 



Pink and white 



do 



Round and light, pink eyes . 

 do do 



White flat 



Small white 



do pink 



Flound white 



Long do 



Round small white 



Small white 



Long round white 



Small white 



Long do 



do pink 



Round smooth purple 



Yield. 



Good. 



Fair. 



Small. 



do 

 Fair. 



do 



Good. 

 SmalL 

 Fair. 

 Good. 

 Fair. 

 Large. 

 Small. 

 Good. 

 Small. 

 Large. 

 Small. 

 Good. 



do 

 Large. 

 Fair. 

 Good. 



do 

 Fair. 

 Small. 

 Fair. 



do 

 Good. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 

 Medium good, 



do 

 Small. 

 Fair, 

 do 



Small. 

 Fair. 

 Large. 

 Good. 

 Fair, 

 do 

 Good. 



