342 REPORT ON THE COMPARATIVE PRODUCTIVENESS OF TURNIPS. 



Experiments in 1865 — Yellows. 



Experiments in 1865 — White Turnips. 



The swedes were sown on 23d May, and the crop was lifted 

 and weighed on 28th December. The yellows were sown on 2d 

 June, and the crop was lifted and weighed on 28th October. 

 The white turnips were sown on 7th June, and the crop was 

 lifted and weighed on 10th November. 



The season of 1865 was extremely dry throughout. The tur- 

 nip crop on light soils came up beautifully, and grew well till 

 about the middle of August, when, in consequence of the con- 

 tinued dry weather, it became almost universally affected with 

 mildew, which very much interfered with the development of 

 the bulbs, and the crop turned out very light. 



