REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Field Crops of Turnips — Concluded. 



Name of Variety, How Fertilized, Size of Plot. 



Hartley's Bronze — (Pulled November 10). 



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



I .. M ., 250 1, 



I II II only 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at $.S0 per ton $ 7 50 



Value per acre in crop over manure only, M busb. at 6c. . 3 24 



Loss per acre $ 4 26 



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



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 24 bush. 56 lbs. 



at6c 150 



Loss per acre $ 2 25 



Halewood's Bronze Top — (Pulled November 13). 



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



3 II II II ZoO II 



^ II II only 



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



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 98 bush. 6 lbs. 



at 6c 5 89 



Loss per acre $ 1 61 



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



Value per acre in crop over manure only, 49 bush. 48 lbs. 



at Gc 2 99 



Loss per acre $ 76 



Yield per Acre. 



Tons. 



Lbs. 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. 



Lbs. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS. 



Ten varieties of mangels and four varieties of sugar beets were sown in uniform 

 test plots, in duplicate lots two weeks apart. 



The land chosen for this experiment was a light clay loam with some sand, in a 

 very moderate state of fertility, the previous crop having been potatoes. This was 

 ploughed in the fall and, having been well cultivated in the spring, 20 one-horse cart- 

 loads of barn-yard manure per acre were spread on the surface and ploughed under. 

 This was again well cultivated, and complete fertilizer (Bowker's Square Brand) at the 

 rate of 500 lbs. per acre sown broadcast and harrowed in. The land was run into 

 rows 24 inches apart and the first series of plots were sown May 25. Owing, we 

 believe, to the extremely cold and wet weather, this series of plots started very badly, in 

 fact but few plants came vip until three or four weeks after sowing, when it was 

 considered advisable to harrow up this crop and replant. In the meantime the series 

 of plots that will hereafter be termed ' 1st sowing ' were sown June 8. These started 

 fairly well. A duplicate plot was sown June 22. This was planted with a Planet Jr. 

 seed drill in bunches 12 inches apart in the rows, and from four to six seeds in each 

 bunch, and, later on, thinned out, leaving one plant in each spot. This crop was 

 pulled October 20, and the yield calculated in each case from the weight of roots 

 gathered from two rows, each G6 feet long. 



The following are the results obtained: — 



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