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off 24th to 26th May, by cut-worras, but they very soon started a second growth ; 

 were ripe 19th August ; time to mature, 114 days. This plot yielded 29 bushels 59 

 lbs. per acre, weighing 6lh lbs. per bushel ; strong growth. 



Crown. — Soil and treatment the same as second ])lot ol" Black-eyed Marrowfats ; ^ 

 acre. Sown 27th April, 2i bushels per acre. This plot also was partly eaten off by 

 cut-worms, 2-lrth to 26th May, but the plants soon started a vigorous second growth ; 

 the peas were i-ipe 16th August ; time to mature, 111 days; yield per acre, 47 bushels 



II lbs. ; weight pei" bushel, 02 lbs. ; very strong growth. 



Daniel O'Rourke. — Soil and treatment the same as second plot of Black-eyed 

 Marrowfat; i acre. Sown 27th April, 2^ bushels per acre; ripe 3rd August; time 

 to mature, 98 days; yield per acre, 38 bushels 54 lbs,; weight per bushel, 62 lbs.; 

 fair giowth. 



Mummy. — Soil and treatment the same as second plot of Black-eyed Marrowfat^ ; 

 § acre. Sown 27th April, 2h bushels per acre; eaten off by cut-worms, 24th to 26th 

 May; soon started a vigorous second growth ; ripe 17th August; time to mature, 111 

 days ; yield per acre, 39 bushels 13 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 62^ lbs.; a very strong 

 growing variety. 



Multiplier. — Soil of same character and treatment as second plot of Black-eyed 

 Marrowfats, but a poorer piece of land; 3f acres. Sown 27th April, 2^ bushels per 

 acre; ripe 16lh August; time to matuie, 110 days; yield per acre, 27 bushels 12 

 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 62^ lbs.; a fairly strong-growing sort. 



Pride. — Soil and treatment the same as second plot of Black-eyed Marrowfats ; 

 f acre. Sown 27th April, 2^ bushels per acre; completely eaten off by cutworms, 

 24th to 26th May ; a vigorous second growth soon started and the peas were ripe 

 15lh August; time to mature, 109 days; yield per acre, 31 bushrels 55 lbs.; weight 

 per bushel. 64|- lbs.; a strong-gi-owing and promising variety. 



Prussian Blue. — Soil and treatment the same as Pride; J acre. Sown 27th April, 

 2^ bushels per acre; also eaten off by cutworms ; staited a good second growth and 

 ripened 20th August; time to mature, 114 da^'s; yield per acre, 28 bushels 20 lbs.; 

 weight per bushel, 63 lbs. 



Prince Albert. — Soil and treatment the same as Pi-ide ; \ acre. Sown 27th April, 

 2^ bushels per acre; yield per acre, 40 bushels 2 lbs.; not injured by cutworms; 

 ripe, 17th August; time to mature. 111 days; weight per bushel, 62 lbs.; a stx-ong 

 growing .^ort. 



White Marrowfat. — Soil and treatment the same as Pride; •§ acre. Sown 27th 

 April; '6\ bushels per acre; eaten off by cut-worms, 24th to 26th May; ripe 20th 

 August; time to mature, 114 days; ^Meld per acre, 18 bushels 54 lbs., weighing 

 59 lbs. ])er bushel ; a very strong-gi'owing variety. 



Golden Vine. — Soil and treatment the same as Pride; J acre. Sown 27th April, 

 2-|^ bushels per acre; not injured by cut-worms ; ripe 17th August; time to mature, 



III days ; yield per acre, 44 bushels 7 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 631^ lbs. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TUENIPS. 



The turnips grown on the experimental plots dui-ing 1891 were very much 

 injured by a species of rot, which was very prevalent in the neighbourhood of 

 Ottawa. Some varieties were affected more than others, but the injuiy was very 

 general and resulted in the destruction of a lai'ge proportion of the crop. As it is 

 impossible, under such circumstances, to give correct returns of the relative yield 

 of the different sorts, the results of this crop are omitted as far as the experiniental 

 plots a)-e concerned. Some particulars will be found regarding the crop obtained on 

 some of the field plots in the 40 acres reported on by the agriculturist. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGELS. 



Fifteen varieties of mangels wei-e sown in i-ows 2^ feet apart, and cultivated 

 with a hoi'se cultivator. The Koil was sandy loam, manured in 1888, dressed w'ith a 

 coating of unleached ashes; 150 bushels to the acre,, in 1889, and 400 lbs. per acre. 



