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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



Sugar Beets — Test of Varieties. 



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 £ 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



Name of Variety. 



Danish Red Top .... 

 Danish Improved . . . 



Red Top Sugar 



Improved Imperial . . . 



Fvoyal Giant 



French Very Rich . . . 

 Vilmorin's Improved. 

 Wanzleben 



Yield 



per acre from 



2nd sowing. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2.5 



25 

 17 

 20 

 24 

 17 

 15 

 14 



200 

 1,500 

 1,300 



600 

 1,.500 



300 

 1,.5'jO 



400 



The average yield from the 1st sowing was 32 tons 725 lbs. per acre. 

 The average yield from the 2nd sowing was 20 tons 162 lbs. per acre. 



INDIAN CORN. 



The corn was sown with the seed drill in rows thirty-five inches apart, and was 

 also sown in hills thirty-five inches apart each way. When the plants were about six 

 inches high they were thinned out, leaving them from six to eight inches apart in the 

 rows, and leaving four or five plants in each hill. The seed was sown May 22nd, and the 

 corn was cut green for ensilage September 11th. The yield has been calculated from the 

 weight of crop cut from two rows, each 66 feet long. The soil was a rather heavy loam. 



For the making of ensilage the corn should be cut when the kernels are in the 

 late milk or doughy stage; but the summer at Ottawa is not always warm enough to 

 bring the later varieties to this state of maturity before it is necessary to cut the crop 

 to avoid frost. 



In Canada the ton contains 2,000 pounds. 



Indian Corn — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



1 Eureka 



2 Pride of the North 



3 Thoroughbred White Flint 



4 Red Cob Ensilage 



5 Cloud's E:irly Yellow ... . 



6 Superior Fodder 



V jWood's Northern Dent. 



S.Longfellow 



9 Selected Learning. 

 lOlKing Philip. 



lljEarly Mastodon 



12 Giant Prolific Ensilage. 



13 Salzer's All Gold 



14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



Evergreen Sivgar 



Early Butler 



Compton's Early 



Champion White Pearl, . . 

 Angel of Midniglit. . . . 

 White Cap Yellow Dent. . 



Mammoth Cuban 



North Dakota Whita 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Very strong. 

 Strong 



Very strong. 

 Strong 



Medium . 



Strong. . . 



Medium . . . . 

 Very strong. 



Strong 



Very strong. 



Medium 



Strong 



Medium . 



Height. 



Inches. 



Leafiness. 



115 to 

 100 „ 

 100 u 

 125 u 

 105 M 

 115 „ 

 110 „ 

 80 „ 



115 M 

 100 M 



105 ., 

 110 » 

 105 „ 



95 ,. 

 110 „ 



80 „ 

 110 „ 



95 M 

 100 „ 

 105 „ 



94 „ 



Very leafy 



n 



Medium. . 



Leafy .... 

 Very leafy 



120 Leafy 



105 



105 



130 



110 



I'JO Very leafy 



115 



85 

 120 

 105 

 110 

 115 

 110 



100 Leafy 

 115 



85 

 115 

 100 

 105 

 110 



Medium . . 

 A^ery leafy 



Leafy 



100 Very leafy 



Condition 

 when Cut. 



Early milk 



Late milk 

 No cobs. . . 

 Early milk 

 Late milk. 

 Early milk 



No cobs. 



Late milk, 

 Early milk 

 Late milk 

 Early milk 

 Early milk, 



Weight per 



Acre 



grown in 



HiUs. 



Tons. Lbs. 



The average yield from the rows was 30 tons 987 lbs. per acre. 

 The average yield from the hills was 28 tons 1,221 lbs. per acre. 



S6 

 31 

 35 



27 

 27 

 33 

 29 

 24 

 26 

 21 

 26 

 26 

 31 

 29 

 29 

 25 

 24 

 26 

 27 

 27 

 26 



380 



700 



180 



560 



340 



1,100 



1,950 



730 



1,900 



1,330 



1,020 



1,900 



1,800 



300 



1.G20 



710 



400 



360 



780 



1,550 



30 



