REPORT OF THE EXPERIMEyiALIST 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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 



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SUGAR BEETS. 



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. Wlien the young plants v.ere about three inches high they were 

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

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

 each case from the weight of roots gathered from two rows, each 66 feet long. Though 

 all the varieties mentioned here are commonly classed as sugar beets, it should be 

 noted that the only ones recommended for use in the manufacture of sugar are Wanzlo- 

 ben, French Very Rich, and Vilmorin's Improved. 



SUGAR BEETS — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



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 7 

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Name of Variety. 



Yield per Acre Yield per Acre 



from 



1st Sowing, 



Ist Pullinj?. 



Tons. Lbs. 



Red Top Sugar 



Royal Giant 



Danish Improved 



Danish Red Top 



Improved Imperial 



Wanzleben 



Vilmorin's Improved 



French Very Rich ! 17 



32 

 31 

 27 

 20 

 23 

 21 

 19 



762 

 40 



532 



222 

 1,272 



982 

 1,847 

 1,062 



from 



2nd Sowing, 



1st Pulling. 



Tons. Lbs. 



18 465 



18 135 



15 1,680 



14 380 



15 277 

 15 1,432 

 12 585 

 11 110 



Yield per Acre 



from 



1st Sowing, 



2nd Pulling. 



Tons. Lbs. 



31 

 31 

 27 



18 

 24 



700 

 535 

 945 

 26 1,955 

 29 410 

 18 1,785 

 4G5 

 345 



Yield per Acre 



from 



2nd Sowing, 



2nd Pulling. 



Tons. Lbs. 



18 

 18 

 17 

 17 

 18 

 16 

 11 

 16 



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

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

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

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



4G5 



795 



9S0 



1,640 



1,G20 



505 



935 



1,990 



. IXDIAX CORX. 



The com 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 tliey 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 June 7, and tho 

 com was cut green for ensilage September 16. The yield has been calculated from the 

 weight of crop cut from two rows, each 66 feet long. 



For the making of ensilage the com should be cut when tJie 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. 



Thoroughbred White Flint was omitted this season, as it was not found possible 

 to obtain seed of this variety in good condition. 



In Canada the ton contains 2,000 pounds. 



