116 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



Pease. — Gregory's Surprise, Thos. Laxton, Gradus, American Wonder, Premium 

 Gem (early) ; McLean's Advancer, Nott's New Perfection, Heroine (medium). None 

 of these are tall growing varieties. Stratagem, Juno (dwarf). Telephone (late). Ex- 

 celsior is a promising second early sort. 



Potatoes. — Extra early; Rochester Rose, Early Ohio, Early Andes (pink), Bovee, 

 Burpee's Extra Early (pink and white), Snowball and Eureka Extra Early, (white) ; 

 early; Early White Prize (white), Vick's Extra Early (pink and white). Main crop; 

 Carman No. 1 (white), Money Maker (white), Burnaby Mammoth (pink and white). 

 Late Puritan (white), Dreer's Standard (white). 



Radishes. — Early; Scarlet White-tipped Turnip, Rosy Gem, French Breakfast, 

 Red Rocket (red) ; Icicle (white) ; late : White Strasburg, Long White Vienna ; winter : 

 Long Black Spanish, Chinese Rose-coloured. 



Rhubarb. — Linnaeus, Victoria. 



Salsify. — Long White, Sandwich Island, 



Spinach. — Victoria, Thickleaved. 



Squash. — Early: White Bush Scalloped, Summer Crook Neck; late: Hubbard. 



Tomatoes. — Early; Sparks' Earliana, Chalk's Early Jewel; Main crop: Brinton's 

 Best, Trophy, Matchless (scarlet), Burpee's Climax, Autocrat (purplish pink). 



There are many varieties of tomatoes which are almost equal in excellence and 

 productiveness. 



Turnips. — Early; Extra Early Milan, Red Top Strap Leaf. 

 Swedes. — Champion Purple Top, Skirving's Improved. 



POTATOES. 



Although the potato crop in some parts of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec 

 ^^as much reduced this year owing to Blight and Rot, the yields in the experimental 

 plots were good, and there was little rot there. The thorough spraying with Bordeaux 

 mixture which the vines received was undoubtedly the cause of such good results in 

 nn unfavourable season. In the uniform test plots the highest yield was obtained 

 from the Dalmeuy Beauty, a variety obtained from Scotland in 1904, which yielded 

 at the rate of 475 bushels 12 lbs. per acre this year. This is an exception to most 

 varieties from Great Britain, which usually give comparatively poor results here. 



The potatoes were planted in good sandy loam soil on May 22. The previous crop 

 was tobacco, which had been well manured. The soil was ploughed in the autumn 

 f.nd again in the spring after which it was disc harrowed twice, and harrowed once 

 with the smoothing harrow. The drills were made 30 inches apart and about 4 inches 

 deep with the double mould board plough. The sets, which had at least three good 

 eyes, were dropped one foot apart in the drills. Sixty-six sets of each kind were 

 planted and covered- with the hoe. The land was harrowed before the potatoes ap- 

 peared above ground in order to kill weeds, and then kept thoroughly cultivated as 

 long as possible. Practically, level cultivation was practiced, although the soil was 

 drawn slightly towards the plants. The vines were sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 

 five times and with Paris green when necessary. The potatoes were dug on October 

 5. Last year new seed of the Carman No. 1 and Carman No. 3 potatoes were ob- 

 tained from the introducers, J. M. Thorburn & Co., Philadelphia, to compare the 

 yield with those from seed which had been grown at the Central Experimental Farm 

 for the past nine seasons. The difference in yield last year in favour of the new seed 

 of Carman No. 1, was at the rate of 66 bushels 36 lbs. per acre, and of Carman No. 3, 

 171 bushels 36 lbs. The crop from these strains was kept separate and planted again 

 Ibis year with somewhat similar results, the new seed of Carman No. 1 yielding at 

 the rate of 92 bushels 24 lbs. more, and of Carman No. 3 at the rate of 66 bushels 

 more per acre than the Experimental Farm seed. These results are very marked and 

 indicate the benefits which are at least sometimes derived from a change of seed. 



