REPORT OF MR. G. H. BUTTON 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



TURNIPS. 



Twelve varieties of field turnips were tested this year. TEe seed was sown on black 

 clay loam, drills 30 inches apart, and plants were thinned to a distance of about 10 

 inches in the row. All varieties did well and were practically free from disease. 



Turnips — Test of Varieties. 



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1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



Name of Variety. 



Mammoth Clyde. . . 

 Hartley's Bronze.. . 

 Hall's Westbury . . . 



Kangaroo 



Skirvings 



Jumbo. . 



Good Luck 



Bangbolm Selected 

 Magnum Bonum. . . 

 Perfection Swede. . 

 Carter's Elephant. 

 Halewood's BronzeTop 



Yield per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



614 — 

 1,254 — 

 871 12 

 490 36 

 440 — 

 550 — 

 649 — 

 783 12 

 576 24 

 .5(11 36 

 6(;2 12 

 325 36 



MANGELS. 



Ten varieties of mangels were sown on clay loam, the first seeding being made 

 on April 16, and the second on April 30. Cool weather delayed somewhat the growth 

 of the roots first sown. They were all pulled September 28. 



Mangels — Test of Varieties. 



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3 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Name of Variety 



Giant Yellow Intermediate 



Gate Post 



Giant Yellow Globe 



Prize Mammoth Long Red 



Half Sugar Mangel 



Perfection Mammoth Long Red 



Yellow Intermediate 



Mammoth Red Intermediate. . . , 



Selected Yellow Globe , 



Crimson Champion , 



Yield 

 per Acre, 

 1st Plot. 



Yiela 

 per Acre, 

 1st Plot 



Yielo 

 per Acre, 

 2nd Plot. 



Yifld 

 per Acre, 

 2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs.lBush. Lbs. Tons. Lhs.lBush. Lbs. 



14 

 17 

 17 

 14 

 14 

 13 

 14 

 9 

 11 

 10 



1,568 



848 



1,552 



612 



512 



1.456 



1,920 



1,360 



1,-584 



768 



492 

 5J>0 

 6' 12 

 475 

 475 

 457 

 498 

 322 

 393 

 346 



48 

 48 

 32 

 12 

 12 

 36 

 40 

 40 

 4 

 8 



21 

 20 

 17 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 15 

 13 

 12 

 11 



59J 

 1,888 

 1,21)0 

 1,440 



736 



31 



1,680 



48 



1,6! 16 



1,936 



709 

 (^?H 

 586 

 .557 

 545 

 53S 

 528 

 434 

 428 

 398 



52 

 8 

 40 

 20 

 36 

 52 



8 

 16 

 56 



CARROTS. 



Six varieties of field carrots were tested. Two sowings were made of each variety, 

 the first on April 16 and the second on the 30th. They made a splendid growth and 

 gave heavy yields. They were sown on clay loam in rows 30 inches apart and were 

 thinned out to about 5 inches apart in the rows. These roots were all pulled 

 September 29. 



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