REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 

 Roots — Turnips. 



303 



Name of Variety. 



Selected Purple Top. . 

 Westbury Improved . . 



Bloomsdale Swede 



Selected East Lothian. 

 Champion Purple Top, 



Marquis of Lome 



Prize Purple Top 



Skirving's Selected 



Snow White Globe.... 

 Jumbo or Monarch 



Carter's Elephant 



Giant King 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 1st Plot. 



Tons 



22 



20 



20 



20 



20 



20 



19 



19 



18 



17 



16 



15 



Lbs. 

 880 

 920 

 920 

 920 

 392 

 128 

 544 

 16 

 696 

 584 



1,264 

 888 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 1st Plot. 



Bush. 



748 



6S2 



682 



682 



673 



668 



642 



633 



611 



576 



554 



514 



Lbs. 



12 

 48 

 24 

 36 

 36 

 24 

 24 

 48 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 

 13 1,720 



11 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 10 

 15 

 10 

 9 

 12 

 14 

 17 



1,232 

 664 



400 



1,456 



856 



360 



328 



744 



1,608 



512 



1,112 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Bush. 



462 



387 



444 

 440 



457 

 347 

 506 

 338 

 312 

 426 

 475 

 585 



Lbs. 



12 

 24 



36 

 36 



48 

 24 

 48 

 12 

 12 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 3rd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 

 8 630 



13 

 9 



25 



400 

 1,800 

 1,744 



12 1,080 



7 

 19 



7 



12 

 14 

 14 

 14 



784 

 280 

 256 

 288 



1,040 

 512 



1,040 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 3rd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



277 12 



440 



330 



862 



418 



246 



638 



237 



404 



484 



475 



484 



24 



24 



36 



48 



12 



Turnips — General average for three sowings. 



Sowing of May 8 . 



" 15. 



" " 22. 



Average per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



639 6 



431 56 



441 28 



SUMMARY. 



Name of Variety. 



Selected East Lothian. 



Prize Purple Top 



Giant King. 



Champion Purple Top. 

 Westbury Improved. 



Carter's Elephant 



Selected Purple Top . . . 

 Jumbo or Monarch . . . 

 Bloomsdale Swede .... 

 Snow White Globe . . . 



Marquis of Lome 



Skirving's Selected 



Average 



Yield for three 



Sowings. 



Bush. Lbs. 



661 

 595 

 528 

 516 

 503 

 501 

 495 

 495 

 485 

 442 

 420 

 403 



28 

 28 

 00 

 16 

 4 

 36 

 44 

 44 

 28 

 42 

 56 

 20 



