B8 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



Hand wheel hoeing 5i days at $1.25 $ 6 88 



Thinning 9 days at $1.25 11 25 



Hoeing, 10 days at $1.25 12 50 



Cultivating, single horse, 6 days $1.75 10 50 



Pulling and topping 11 days 13 75 



Drawing team 6 days $2.50 15 00 



Loading and unloading 9 days $1.25.* 11 25 



Total yield 143 tons. $137 33 



Cost of 1 ton mangels housed 96 ets., or 2 -88 cts. per bushel. 

 .Average dry matter per ton, 200 lbs. Cost of 100 lb?, digestible dry matter 48 cts. 



TUEKIPS. 



Three varieties were grown with fair success. The soil was inferior to tluit under 

 mangels inasmuch'-'as it was not well drained. The plants made a uniform growth, but 

 owing to the weather made a relatively greater top than root growth and so did not 

 yield so well as might have been anticipated from looking at them growing. 



Two acres sown later and on land better suited for this crop gave a greater yield 

 by about fifty per cent. 



Manure was applied during the spring and thoroughly incorporated with the 

 soil. After being well cultivated ihe soil was drilled into ridges 2 feet apart. These 

 wei-e compacted by means of the land roller and seed-sown at the rate of 3 pounds per 

 acre. The varieties with particulars concerning each are as follows : — 



Skirving^s Purple Top. — One acre, sown June 16, harvested November 2, roots 

 small, yield, 17 tons 1,590 pounds per acre. 



Champion Purple Top. — One acre, sown June 16, harvested November 2, roots 

 rather small, yield, 18 tons 1,039 pounds per acre. 



Rennie's Prize Purple Top. — Two acres, sown June 16, harvested November 2, 

 roots small, yield, 17 tons 827 pounds per acre. 



Analyses of samples of each variety grown this year, taken when th,' roots were 

 being harvested show them to be practically equal in diy matter. Tlip fivevage percent 

 of digestible dry matter being 10*49. 



The following itemized statement of cost of production may be of interest. 



TURNIPS (swedes.) 



Rent of land at $3 12 00 



Cultivating in autumn three times 7 50 



i manure, 15 tons per acre, valued at $1 per ton 12 00 



Ploughing in spring at $2 & 00 



Harrowing twice 1 62 



Drilling 1 7-10 days at $2.50 4 25 



Rolling 2i hours 63 



Seed, 12 pounds at 20 cents 2 40 



Sowing, 16 hours at 12* cents 2 00 



Hand-wheel hoeing, 3 3-10 days 4 13 



Thinning. 8 days at $1.25 10 00 



Hoeing once, 6 days 7 50 



Cultivating, single horse, 5 days at $1.75 8 75 



Pulling and topping, 10 days at $1.25 12 50 



Drawing, team 4 days at $2.50 10 00 



Tvoading and unloading, 9 days 11 25 



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$114 53 



