REPORT OF MR. AXGVS MACK^IT'- 



335 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CLOVERS AND GRASSES. 



LUCKRNE AN'D RED CLOVER. 



One-half acre was sown with lucerne and the same area with red clover on June Z. 

 Good catches were secured and the growth made was quite satisfactory. 



TIMOTHY. 



One-half acre was sown with timothy on June 7. A splendid catch was secured. 

 When frost came the plants were 12 inches high and nearly all in head. 



ORCHARD GRA.SS. 



One-half acre was sown with orchard grass on June 7. About 75 per cent of the 

 seed failed to germinate. Growth, weak. 



EXPERII\IENTS WITH FIELD ROOTS. 



Fallowed land, clay loam, was used for all tests with field roots. All varieties 

 came up evenly and made a good showing in the early part of the season, but the crop, 

 with the exception of the first seeding of carrots, was seriously affected by the dry 

 weather of July, August and September. 



The roots, though small, were sound and of good quality. The yield was computed 

 from two rows each 66 feet long and 33 inches apart. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TURNIPS. 



Twenty-nine varieties were under trial in 1902. The first sowing was on May 28, 

 the second on June 7, and the roots were all pulled October 5. 



TURNIPS TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Good Luck 



Webb's New Kcnown . . . 

 Hale wood's Bronze Top 



Imperial Swede 



Bangholm Selected 



Giant King 



Perfection Swede 



New Arctic 



Prize Winner 



Mammoth Clyde 



East Lothian 



Sutton's Champion 



Shamrock Purple Top.. . 



Halls Westbury 



Magnum B(jntim 



Drummond Purple Top. 



Monarch 



Emfxror Swede 



Champion Purple Top. . 



Juiiibo 



New Century 



KangarcK) 



Carter's Klt'phant 



Elephant's Master 



Prize Purple Top 



7'Iarquis of Lome 



Selected Purple Top. . . . 



Skirving's 



West Norfolk Red Top . 



Yield per 



Acre. 

 1st Plot. 



Yield per 



Acre. 

 1st Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. Bush. Lbs, 



17 

 17 

 17 

 ]G 

 IG 

 l(i 

 IG 

 IG 

 1.5 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 13 

 13 

 12 



680 



440 



320 



1,960 



880 



160 



16(1 



IGO 



1,920 



1.800 



1,680 



1,320 



480 



480 



120 



1,640 



1,640 



1,520 



1,400 



1,400 



1,280 



1,160 



1,040 



920 



920 



560 



1,960 



280 



1..560 



578 

 574 

 572 

 5(J6 

 548 

 536 

 536 

 536 

 532 

 5.% 

 528 

 522 

 .508 

 .508 

 5<J2 

 494 

 494 

 492 

 490 

 490 

 488 

 486 

 484 

 482 

 482 

 476 

 466 

 4.1S 

 426 



Yield per 



Acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



Yield per 



Acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



