258 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



Field Crops of Turnips. 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



Name of Variety, How Fertilized, Size of Plot. 



Yield per Acre. 



Purple Top Swede— (Pulled October 26). 



J acre. Manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre . 



only. 



250 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton S 7 50 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, GO bush. 18 lbs. 



atGc 3 62 



Loss per acre $ 11 12 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton $ 3 75 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 6 bush. 18 lbs. 



at 6c 38 



Loss per acre $ 3 37 



Kangaroo — (Pulled October 28). 



J acre. Manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre. 

 I II II II 250 II 



II 11 only 



Cost per acre af 500 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton $ 7 50 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 37 bush., 42 lbs. 



at 6c... 2 24 



Loss per acre $ 5 26 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at -^SO per ton $ 3 75 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 29 bush. 20 lbs. 



at 6c.,.., : 176 



Loss per acre $ 1 99 



Magnum Bonum — (Pulled November 3). 



^ acre. Manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre 



^ 11 II II 250 II 



I II 11 only 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton $ 7 50 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 4 bush. 30 lbs. 



at 6c 27 



Loss per acre $ 7 23 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton $ 3 75 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 43 bush. 30 lbs. 



at 6c 2 61 



Loss per acre. 



1 11 



Jnvicte— (Pulled November 4). 



J acre. Manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre 



only 



250 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton . . .$ 7 50 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 118 bush. 14 lbs. 



at 6c 7 09 



Loss per acre $ 51 



Cost per acre of 2.50 lbs. fertilizer at .$30 per ton $ 3 75 



Valu°- per acre in crop over manure only, 112 bush. 32 lbs. 



atGc 6 75 



Gain per acre $ 3 00 



Tons. 



21 



23 

 22 



Lbs. 



372 



1,990 



Yield per Acre 



Bu.sh. 



706 

 772 

 766 



Lbs. 



12 

 48 

 30 



