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Sugar beets. 

 Three varieties of sugar beets were sown, with the following results 



SUGAR BEETS — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Fifty-seven varieties of potatoes were planted the past season ; thirty-five of which 

 were chosen for uniform test, on all the Experimental Farms. The varieties enumerated 

 under No. 2 were additional sorts which it was thought desirable to test at Indian 

 Head ; they were all planted on plots of -£$ acre each, soil clay loam. The season was 

 so unfavoui'able that no just estimate can be made as to the best sorts for the North- 

 West Territories. 



In the uniform test the fourteen varieties first mentioned in the tables were the 

 earliest in maturing, closely followed by the next eleven, the remainder of the varieties 

 being late. As will be seen, none of the early sorts yielded well and very few of them were 

 of large size, but all were of excellent quality. Among the varieties under test No. 2, 

 there were six early sorts, four of which were good in size and yield, and all were of 

 good quality. 



TEST OP VARIETIES NO. 1. 



Name cf Variety. 



{Early.) 



Crown Jewel 



Algoma No. 1 



Lee's Favourite 



Early Gem 



Wonder of the World. 



Daisy 



Seedling No. 214 



Sharpe's Seedling .... 



Early Ohio 



Early Rose 



Thorburn 



Burpee's Extra Early. 

 Pearce's Extra Early . 

 Early Puritan 



Average 

 Size. 



Medium 

 tt 



a 



Small. . . 

 t* 



Large . . 

 tt 



Medium 



Small . . 

 Medium 



Quality. 



Watery 



Mealy, good 

 Dry, good. 

 Mealy, good 

 Dry, good . 



Wet 



Mealy 



Dry, good. 



Mealy 



Watery. 

 Mealy 



Form 

 and Colour. 



Lg., pink & wh. 



Round, pink. 



Lg., pink & wh. 



Long, pink. 



Round, pink. 

 't tt 



' white. 

 Lg., pink & wh. 

 Round, pink. 

 Long, pink. 

 Round, white. 



"' red. 



' pink. 

 Long, white. 



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