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EXPERIMES'TAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



STKAWBEERIES. 



The strawberry plants came through the winter well and a fair crop of fruit 

 was picked. 



The size of the plots of each variety was 164 x 5 feet. 



Following are the yields from 20 of the most productive varieties: — 



Variety. 



John Little. . . . 



Clyde 



Poeomoke 



Princess 



Swindle 



Capt. Jack . . . 

 Beder Wood . . . 



Warfield 



Hood River .... 



Crescent 



James Vick 



Sen. Dunlap . . . 



Beverly 



Glen Mary 



H. W. Beecher 



Williams 



Parker Earle. . . 

 Bomba . . .... 



Lovett 



Barton 



Dates when Picked and Yield. 



July 4. 



Qts. 



1 

 3 



July 8. 



Qts. 



7 

 8 

 6 



7 



2h 

 6 

 8 

 10 

 5 

 6 

 2 

 7 

 4 



5i 

 6 

 3 

 6 

 6 

 4 

 4 



July 11. 



Qts. 



12 



13 



9 



11 



7 



11 



9 



7 



11 



10 



8 



4 



7 



6 



6 



5| 

 6 



3 



7 

 8 



July 14. 



Qts. 



6 

 7 



10 

 2 



10 

 6 

 2 

 3 

 3 



n 



7 

 2 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 



July 23 



Qts. 



2 

 1 



1 



n 



2 



1 

 1 

 1 



4i 

 1 



Yield 



per 



Plot. 



Qts. 



30 



29 



26 



25 



23^ 



23 



23 



2.3 



22 



21 



19 



18^ 



18^ 



18^ 



18 



17 



17 



17 



17 



17 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



Qts. 



1.5,840 



15,312 



13,728 



13.200 



12,408 



12,144 



12,144 



12,144 



11,616 



11,088 



10,032 



9,768 



9,768 



9,768 



9,504 



8,976 



8,976 



8.976 



8,976 



8,976 



GARDEN PEAS. 



Ten varieties of what we consider the best garden peas were sown in plots each 

 33 feet long by 2i feet wide. The seed was sown in rows 2^ feet apart, 2 inches deep 

 and 2 inches apart in the rows. As each variety became ready for use the date was 

 recorded and the yields of green pods from the several pickings entered. 



The yields were as follows: — 



