REPORT OF THE CE REALIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



IKDIAN CORN SOWN AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. 



Three varieties were chosen for this test : Champion White Pearl, Selected Learn- 

 ing, and Longfellowi. The seed was sown May 22nd, and the corn was cut for ensilage 

 Septemher 11th. Sixteen rows of each variety were sown, that is, four rows at each of 

 the distances mentioned, and the yield per acre has been calculated from the weight of 

 croip obtained from the two inner rows in each case. The length of the portions of 

 the rows cut for weighing was 66 feet. 



Name of Variety. 



Selected Learning 



Champion White Pearl . 



Longfellow . 



Distance 



between 



the Rows. 



In. 



21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 



Condition 

 when 

 Cut. 



Early milk, 



Late milk 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



30 

 32 



27 

 30 

 29 

 30 

 32 

 29 

 26 

 24 

 27 

 27 



1,992 



1,706 



1,G60 



912 



590 



66 



900 



280 



1,676 



504 



340 



1,736 



FIELD PLOTS OF POTATOES. 



As the experimental plots of field roots and fodder com do not occupy the whole 

 of the field in which they are placed, the remaining space is usually filled with pota- 

 toes, such varieties being growoa as are likely to be of service in the annual distribu- 

 tion of samples from this Farm. 



The area devoted to the different varieties varies considerably. This season the 

 plots were from about one-quarter to three-quarters of an acre in size. 



The potatoes were planted May 15th, and were dug September 29th. 



In spite of repeated sprayings with Bordeaux mixture, those varieties which were 

 grown in rather heavy soil were considerably affected by rot. The varieties grown in 

 rather light soil were not much afl'ected. 



The yield per acre is expressed in ' bushels ' of 60 lbs., and includes only the sound 

 r)otatoes. * 



Dr. Masrker 



Early White Prize. 



Money Maker 



Everett 



Reeve's Rose 



Rochester Rose . . . . 

 Burnal^y Mammoth 

 Canadian Beauty . . 

 Late Puritan 



Busiiels. 



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 182 

 157 

 140 



