18 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD, VII., A. 1903 



INDIAN CORN PLANTED AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. 



Three varieties were chosen for this test, the Champion White Pearl, Selected 

 Learning and Longfellow. They were sown in rows at different distances apart. The 

 soil was alongside of that used for the test of varieties, and its treatment and prepara- 

 tion were the same. The corn was sown with the seed drill on May 27, and was cut 

 for ensilage September 24. Four rows were sown in each case, and the yield per acre 

 has been calculated from the weight of crop obtained from the two inside rows, each 

 66 feet long. 



Name of Variety. 



Width 



of 

 Row. 



In. 



21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Strong 



tr 



Very strong. 



Stronsr. 



Very strong. 



Strong 



Very strong. 



Height 

 when 

 Cut. 



In. 



95—100 



95—100 



98—102 



98—102 



105—110 



105—110 



108—114 



108—114 



90— 95 



90— 95 



95-100 



95-100 



Condition 

 when 

 Cut. 



Late milk 



Weight 



per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



22 472 



25 1,183 



29 1,770 



25 341 



22 181 



22 820 



20 752 



21 1,393 



23 507 



24 970 

 23 638 

 19 676 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TURNIPS. 



Thirty varieties of turnips were under test in 1902, all sown side by side on similar 

 land. This land was adjoining that on which the Indian corn was sown ; it was similar 

 in character, and its treatment and preparation were the same. Before sowing, the land 

 was made up in drills two feet apart and rolled with a heavy land roller, which flattened 

 the drills nearly one-half, leaving a firm seed bed. The seed was sown at the rate of 

 three pounds per acre. Two sowings were made of each sort, the first on May 12, the 

 second on May 26. They were also pulled on two different dates, the first on October 

 14, the 2nd on October 28. The yield per acre has been calculated in each case from 

 the weight of roots gathered from one row 66 feet in length. 



