REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPE. 



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Carrots — test of varieties. 



Sugar beets. 



1 lb. each of the following sugar beet seeds were received, but were drowned out in 

 June. 



Klein Wanzleben, French Red Top, Vilmorin's Improved. 



Field corn. 



A comparative test of nine varieties of field corn has been made, cut green for 

 ensilage. These were grown both in rows and hills ; and, as will be seen from the 

 appended table, the yield varied very much, the rows generally giving a heavier crop 

 than the hills. The plots were all on a loamy soil ; the rows were three feet apart and 

 the plants from 6 to 8 inches apart in the rows. The hills were planted three feet apart 

 each way, with 3 or 4 plants in a hill. The yield in each case has been calculated from 

 the weights obtained from two rows 66 feet long, and in the case of the hills from a 

 similar area. 



FIELD CORN — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Sown on May 31st. All flint varieties with exception of Gold Medal Dent. 



