REPORT OF THE EXl'ERIilEXTALI.'^T 277 



SESSIONAL PAPER No 10 



TURXIPS. 



Two sowings were made of eacli variety, the first on ITay 17 and the second on 

 May 31. The seed was used at the rate of about four pounds per acre. Before sow- 

 ing-, the hmd was made up in drills two feet apart and rolled with a heavy land roller, 

 which flattened the drills nearly one-half, lea\ing a firm seed bed. When the young 

 plants were about three inches high they were thinned out, leaving them about seven 

 incli<^s apart in the rows. 



The roots were pulled on two different dates : October 14 and October 28. The 

 yield per acre has been calculated from the weight of roots gathered from two rows, 

 each 60 feet long. 



A good yield was obtained. 



In Canada the ton contains 2,000 lbs. 



TURXIPS — TEST OF VARIETIES. 





Name of ^'urietJ•. 



Yield 



per Acre 



from 



1st Sowing, 



1st Pulling. 



Yield 

 per Acre 

 I from 

 2nd Sowing. 



Yitld 



per Acre 



from 



1st Sowing, 



Yield 



per Acre 



from 



2nd Sowing, 



1st Palling. 2nd Pulling. |2nd Pulling, 



10 

 11 

 Vz 

 13 

 14 

 15J 



1 Magnum r.onum 



2 Kangaroo 



.".Hall's Westbury 



muttons Champion. . . . 



mperial Swede 



lale wood's Bronze Top 



. lartley's Bronze 



>Iammoth Clyde 



fumbo 



Kmperor Swede 



Good Luck 



Perfection Swede ... . 

 Drummond Purple Top 



Carter's Elephant 



Elephant's Master 



16,Skirvings 



17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



Selected Purple Top 



East Lothian 



New Century 



Bangholm Selected . . 



Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 



42 

 40 

 40 

 39 

 39 

 37 

 37 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 35 

 35 

 34 

 33 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 30 

 24 



150 



850 



272 



1,860 



45 



1,817 



1,652 



1,672 



1,342 



930 



435 



785 



372 



227 



1,155 



1,010 



1,G07 



205 



885 



1,830 



17 

 17 

 20 

 24 

 19 

 19 

 20 

 16 

 18 

 18 

 19 

 17 

 18 

 20 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 15 

 17 

 18 



1,310 



980 



1,827 



15 



32 



1,765 



1,910 



1,990 



1,207 



1,290 



1,022 



1,887 



1,125 



260 



135 



630 



217 



360 



1,970 



1,207 



47 

 45 

 46 

 41 

 44 

 41 

 45 

 39 

 41 

 38 

 37 

 45 

 41 

 44 

 37 

 41 

 41 

 37 

 47 

 32 



545 



255 



1,060 



1,490 



1,595 



1,985 



1,245 



705 



335 



890 



)00 



915 



500 



1.265 



250 



1,325 



170 



1,570 



545 



350 



1 



Tons. Lbs. 



25 



27 

 31 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 31 

 25 

 23 

 22 

 25 

 2(3 

 28 

 25 

 24 

 26 

 25 

 23 

 28 

 26 



1,480 



945 



.535 



905 



965 



1,025 



1,030 



1,645 



1,025 



1,870 



1,315 



1.625 



1,090 



1,150 



1,665 



470 



055 



5.30 



925 



l,9.-)5 



The average yield from the 1st sowing, 1st pulling, was 

 The average yield from the 1st sowing, 2nd pulling, was 

 The average yield from the 2nd sowing, 1st pulling, was 

 The average yield from the 2nd sowing, 2nd pulling, was 



MA^'GELS. 



Two sowings were made of each variety, the first on May 17, and the second on 

 May 31. The seed was used at the rate of about six pounds per acre. Before sowing, 

 the land was made up in drills two feet apart and rolled with a heavy land roller to 

 make a firm seed bed. When the young xjlants were about three inches high they were 

 thinned out, leaving them about seven inches apart in the rows. The roots were pulled 

 on two different dates : October 14 and October 28. The yield has been calculated in 

 each case from the weight of roots gathered from two rov>-s, each >j() feet long. 



