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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Mangels. 



Yield of Mangels sown at three different dates. The first set of plots were sown 8th 

 May, the second 15th May and the third 22nd May, and all were pulled 21st 

 September, sown on millet stubble, land manured and ploughed in the fall ; flat 

 drills 30 inches apart. With one exception the earliest sown gave the best yield in 

 each variety. The quality of the roots was excellent. The yields have been es- 

 timated fiom the product of one row 66 feet long. 



Name of Variety. 



Mammoth Long Red. 

 Selected Long Red.. . 



Yield per Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 

 27 648 

 26 1064 



Canadian Giant 24 840 



Mammoth Long Red 22 1936 



Improved Mam. Prize Long Red 22 1408 j 756 



Gate Post 22 880 j 748 



Golden Tankard 19 280 [ 638 00 



Warden Orange Globe 1 19 16 633 36 



Giant Yellow Intermediate 17 848 580 48 



1st Plot. 



Bus. Lbs. 

 910 48 

 884 24 

 814 00 

 765 36 

 48 

 00 



2nd Plot. 



24 1896 



20 656 



12 288 



20 920 



21 1032 

 21 240 



12 816 

 23 464 



13 400 



3rd Plot. 3rd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. Bus. Lbs. 

 20 128 i 668 4S 



IS 16S 

 10 1120 

 13 19S4 



602 48 

 352 00 

 466 24 



Ui 



12 



347 36 



308 00 



352 00 



64 I 224 24 



Mangels — General average for the three sowings. 



Sowing of May 8 

 " 15 



a it nt> 



Average per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



748 00 



627 14 



399 54 



SUMMARY. 



Name of Variety. 



Mammoth Long Red 



Selected Mam. Long Red 



Mammoth Long Red 



Gate Post 



Warden Orange Globe 



Improved Mam. Prize Long Red 



Canadian Giant 



Golden Tankard 



Giant Yellow Intermediate 



Average 



Yield for three 



Sowing. 



Bush. Lbs. 



803 

 721 

 638 

 599 

 586 

 583 

 523 

 453 

 415 



44 

 36 

 00 

 52 

 40 

 44 

 36 

 12 

 4 



