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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Mangels — test of varieties. 



Nine varieties of mangels were tested ; they were sown on clay loam, on plots of 

 -^5- acre each, on May 29, and again on June 9. Seven of the nine kinds were also sown 

 on clay loam, in larger plots of \ acre each, on May 29, and on account of shelter afforded 

 the field by a maple plantation, which made germination of the seed much earlier, the 

 yields per acre were considerably higher than in the test plots : — 



Name of variety. 



Mammoth Long Red . . . 

 Pearce's Canadian Giant. 

 Mammoth Long Red . . 

 Mam. Long Red— Evans 



Gate Post 



Giant Yellow Intermediate 



Golden Tankard 



Imp. Mammoth Long Red . 



Carter's Warden or Orange 



Globe 



Average . 



c3 O 



cSrK 



o 



Weak 



1st Plot 

 Sown. 



2nd Plot 

 Sown. 



May 29 June 9 



1st Plot 

 Pulled. 



29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 



29 



Sept. 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



H 1? 



" 17 



" 17 



2nd Plot 

 Pulled. 



Sept. 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



1st Plot. 



G co 

 O £> 



H m) 

 9 1800 

 9 1320 

 8 1400 

 8 1400 

 8 200 

 8 80 

 7 160 

 6 1920 



6 840 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



1st Plot. 



co co 



a .q 



pq w] 



330 

 322 

 290 

 290 

 270 

 268 

 236 

 232 



214 



272 26 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



2nd Plot 



S co 

 O ,fi 



H ^ 



9 600 



10 1000 



6 1200 

 9 960 

 9 1800 

 8 1760 



7 1600 

 9 



7 400 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



2nd PI. it 



to CO 



g £> 



P3 ^ 



310 



350 



220 



316 



330 



296 



260 



300 



240 



291 20 



Carrots. 



Twelve varieties were sown on clay loam on plots of -fa acre each, the crop in each 

 case was very light. 



CARROTS— TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Giant White Vosges 



Improved Long White 



Iverson's Champion 



Improved Short White , 



White Belgian 



Mammoth White Intermediate 



Carter's Orange Giant 



Guerande 



Early Gem 



Half Long White 



Half Long Stump-rooted 



St. Valery 



Average 



