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EXPERIMENTAL FAB MS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



were ploughed last fall, and the root piece was not ploughed uutil this spring. This 

 spring the whole field was worked up by going over it once each with the disc and 

 spade harrows, after which stable manure at the rate of 20 tons per acre was scat- 

 tered broadcast with the manure spreader and ploughed under. The ground was again 

 gone over with the spade, springtooth, and smoothing harrows and put into a good 

 state of tilth. 



Five acres were sown with a different variety for each acre. One-third of each 

 aCi-e was fertilized in addition to the manure (20 tons per acre) with Bowker's square 

 brand complete fertilizer, at the rate of 500 lbs. per acre; one- third 250 lbs. per acre, 

 and another one-third of each manure only. Two additional acres were sown with one 

 variety. On one-third of each acre there was added to the manure fertilizers at the rate 

 of 1,000 lbs. per acre ; one-third of each acre at the rate of 500 lbs. per acre, and one-third 

 of one acre was left for manure only, and one-third of the other acre was given an 

 additional coat of 20 tons stable manure per acre, making a total of 40 tons. Each 

 plot was 8 rows running the entire length of the field, or one-third of an acre. The 

 first part of the summer was so extremely dry that the roots made poor growth. They 

 made fair growth after the first of August. The cutworm also did -considerable dam- 

 age. The following table gives the name of variety sown, how treated, date of hai'vest- 

 ing and yield per acre : — 



FIELD CROP OF TURNIPS FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS. 



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



Hartley^ s Bronze Top. 



(Pulled October 21.) 



^ acre— Manure and Bowker's ' Square ' brand fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre. 



^ It II '» ti 250 II 



A I, II alone, 20 tons per acre 



Purple Top Sivede. 

 (Pulled Octobar 20.) 

 h_ acre — Manure and Bowker's ' Square ' brand fertilizer, 500 lt>s. per acre . 



^ II M n M .-50 11 



\ II II alone, 20 tons per acre , 



Carter' a Elephant. 



(Pulled November IG.) 



\ acre^Manure and Bowker's ' Square ' brand fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre. 



I „ II M M 2.50 



^ II II alone, 20 tons per acre 



Kangaroo. 



(Pulled October 19.) 



^ acre — Manure and Bowker's 'Square ' brand fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre. 



j^ II II II It 2.50 II 



\ II II alone, 20 tons per acre 



Empress Sicede. 

 (Pulled October 21.) 



t 



i acre — Manure and Bowker's ' Square ' brand feitilizer, 500 lbs. per acre . 

 g II II II II 250 II 



II II alone, 20 tons per acre 



Yield 

 p?r Acre. 



Ton^. Lbs. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



