REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Field Crop of Turnips — Concluded. 



277 



Name of Variety, how Fertilized, size of Plot, and date pulled. 



Sutton's Champion— (Pulled October 30). 



i acre — Manure 20 tons, bone 500 lbs. per acre 



I It II 20 II slag 500 II 



I it II 20 11 no other fertilizer 



Cost per aci-e of 500 lbs. bone at §30 per ton $7 50 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only, 7 bush, at 



6c.. 42 



Loss per acre $7 92 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. slag at §21 per ton 5 25 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only 24 bush, at 6c. . 1 44 



Loss jjer acre §3 81 



Kangaroo — (Palled October 31). 



^ acre — Manure 20 tons, fertilizer intense 500 lbs. per acre 



^ II II 20 II slag 500 ti 



I II II 20 II no other fertilizer 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. intense fertilizer at $35 per ton $8 75 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only 23 bush, at 6c. . 1 38 



Loss per acre $7 37 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. slag at $21 per ton 5 25 



Value per acre^of gain in crop over manure only 21^ bush, at 6c. . 1 29 



Loss per acre $3 97 



Best of ^ZZ— (Pulled November 1). 



4 acre — Manure 20 tons, fertilizer intense 500 lbs. per acre 



5 II It 20 II II 2t^0 II 



4 i> II 20 11 no other fertilizer 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. intense fertilizer at $35 per ton $8 75 



Value pr-r acre of gain in crop over manure only 42 bush, at 6c. . 2 52 



Loss per acre $6 23 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. intense fertilizer at $35 per ton 4 38 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only 58 bush, at 6c. . 3 48 



Loss per acre $0 90 



Hartley's Bronze Top — (Pulled November 2). 



i acre — Manure 20 tons, fertilizer intense 500 lbs. per acre 



g u II 20 II II II 2o0 II 



^ II II 20 II no other fertilizer 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. intense fertilizer at $35 per ton $8 75 



Value per acre of gain iu crop over manure only 54 bush, at 6c. . 3 24 



Loss per acre $5 51 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. intense fertilizer at $35 per ton 4 3S 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only 58 bush, at 6c. . 3 48 



Loss per acre §0 90 



Magnum Bonum — (Pulled October 28), 



4 acre — Manure 20 tons, bone 500 lbs. per acre 



i II II 20 II ashes 500 n 



J II II 20 11 no other fertilizer 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. bone at $30 per ton $7 50 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only 5J bush, at 6c. . 33 



Loss per acre $7 17 



Empress— [YnWed October 23). 



1 acre — Manure 20 tons 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



24 

 25 

 24 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



660 



520 



1,080 



20 1,580 

 20 926 



19 1,030 



24 1,440 

 24 1,710 

 23 200 



19 1,600 



Bush. Lba, 



811 

 842 

 818 



693 



682 C 



650 30 



824 



823 

 770 



30 



660 



