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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



Four varieties were planted on May 6 and the same varieties again on May 20, 

 in ro^YS 20 inches apart, in sajidy loam that had been backset. Both plantings were 

 pulled October 2G. The yield in each case was computed from the weight of roots 

 obtained from two rows each 66 feet long. Average specimens of roots from each 

 variety were sent to the Chemist, Mr. Frank T. Shutt, and the per cent of sugar in 

 juice and co-efficient of purity were obtained from the results of his analyses. 



Sugar Beets — Test of Varieties (Non-irrigated). 



£ 

 s 



1 



Name of Variety. 



Klein Wanzleben (Seed from Ray 



mond ) 



French Very Rich . . 



Wanzleben 



Viluiorin's Improved 



Yield per Acre. 



P3 ^ 



192 23 



163 21 



153 47 



159 41 



Sugar 

 J nice . 



p.c. 



18 08 

 15-86 

 16-52 

 17-80 



5 o 



c 

 O 



83-4 



86-2 

 84-7 

 86-2 



Average yield per acre for the three varieties ; 1st sowing 9 tons, 1,582 lbs.; 2nd sowing 5 tons, 13 lbs. 



It is encouraging to the patrons of the Raymond factory to note that the crop 

 from seed furnished by the Knight Sugar Company, in the above test, was superior 

 to that from the other seeds, (which include another strain of the same variety), both 

 in yield and sugar-content. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



The season was not very favourable for potatoes. The crop all through the dis- 

 trict, including that on the Experimental Farm, was light. 



Twenty-two varieties were planted May 19 on sandy loam that had been backset 

 the previous season. The rows were 66 feet long and two and one-half feet apart. All 

 the varieties were dug October 6. The yield in each case was computed from two rows 

 each 66 feet long. 



