REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



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about ten. tons to the acre. The previous crop was oats. The land was ploughed in 

 the autumn of 1893, and disc-harrowed and harrowed with smoothing harrow before 

 sowing, in spring of 1894. The area occupied by each sort was two rows three feet 

 apart and 80 feet long. The estimate of yield has been based on the weight of the 

 two rows 50 feet long. 



The varieties numbered 18, 30 and 43 are cross-bred sorts which have been produced 

 at the Central Experimental Farm by fertilizing Mitchell's Extra Early with pollen of 

 the Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. 



The sowing of all took place on May 23rd, and the following table shows the results 

 obtained : — 



CORN — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TURNIPS. 



Fifteen varieties of turnips were tested on plots adjoining each other, all having 

 similar treatment. The soil was light sandy loam. The previous crop was oats. On 

 these plots 150 lbs. of Royal Canadian Fertilizer was used per acre, applied on top of 

 drills. The seed was sown in drills 2|- feet apart ; and the yield of the crop has been 

 calculated from the quantity obtained from two rows, each 90 feet long. Two sowings 

 were made of each sort of seed, the first on May 12th, and the second on June 12th. 

 The results are given in the following table. It will be observed that in all cases but 

 one the earlier sown plots gave the largest yields. 



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