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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



OxiONS. 

 Sown In open, April 30; pulled September 22. 



Variety. 



Large Red Wethersfield . 



Silverskin 



Market Favorite 



Yellow Globe Danvers . . . 

 Trebon's Large YeUow.. . 



Size. 



Large . . . 



I) . . . 



Medium . 



Small 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bushels. 



266 

 254 

 157 

 145 

 90 



Remarks. 



Firm, good quality. 



Rough, good for summer use. 



Fair quality. 



Good. 



Did not mature properly. 



Sown in open, May 6; pulled September 22. 



Yellow Globe Danvers 

 Trebon's Large Yellow.. 



Silverskin 



Large Red Wethersfield 

 Market Favorite 



These would have yielded bet- 

 ter, but high wind covered 

 seed too deeply with drifting 

 8oiL 



Sown in hot-house, April 2; set out May 6; pulled September 22. Mixed seed. 



Mixed seed 



Veiy large. 



205 



Very fine quality. 



Parsnips. 



Sown May 10; in use September 10. 



Manitoba Prize Intermediate, 774 bushels per acre; solid, good quality. Hollow 

 Crown, 484 bushels per acre ; fair quality. 



Parsley. 

 Moss Curled and Triple Curled, sown May 17 ; in use July 19. Made a fine growth. 



Peppers. 



Large Red Pepper. Sown in hot-house April 1; set out June 3. Pods about 4 

 inches long, but did not ripen. 



Pumpkins. 



Large Yellow Field Pumpkin, sown in hot-house April 20; set out May 23; first 

 ripe September 12. A good crop of fair sized pumpkins. 



