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EXPERIMENTAL FARAIS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 

 Beans — Test of Varieties in Hills and Kows. 



Name of Variety. 



Dwarf German Black Wax 



Early Six Weeks 



Mammoth Red German Wax . . . 



Rust-proof Golden Wax 



Early Mohawk _. 



Extra Early Red Valentine 



Detroit Wax 



Keeney's Rustless Wax 



Early Large White Marrowfat . . 



Hills 3 keet apart. 



Yield of 



Edible 



Marketable 



Beans 



per plot. 



Lbs. Oz. 



48 

 37 

 16 

 24 

 20 

 35 

 12 

 30 

 20 



9 

 13 



8 



8 

 13 

 10 



8 



Yield of 

 Harvested 



Seed 

 per plot. 



Lbs. Oz. 



10 

 3 

 6 



7 



7 



9 



13 



8 

 9 

 5 



Rows 



Yield of 



Edible 



Marketable 



Beans 



per plot. 



Lbs. Oz. 



30 

 28 

 26 

 22 

 20 

 28 

 16 

 32 

 16 





 11 

 4 

 6 

 4 



Yield of 



Harvested 



Seed 



per plot. 



Lbs. Oz. 



8 

 9 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 9 



8 

 4 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TOMATOES. 



Fifty-three varieties of tomatoes were grown, and each plot was made up of six 

 phmts, set 4 feet apart each way. On August 30 what fruit had ripened was picked 

 and weighed. The fruit that ripened subsequently was picked and weighed early in 

 September, and on the 15th of the month all the fruit was picked and weighed. The 

 total yield of ripe and green fruit obtained is given in the appended table. 



The soil of these plots had no manure the two previous years, and was manured 

 with 25 one-horse cartloads of stable manure per acre in the spring of 1900, and 

 ploughed under, after which the land was worked up and the plants set. One handful 

 of nitrate of soda was scattered around each plant after thsy had got nicely started, 

 which gave the plants a good vigorous growth. 



The seed was sown in a hot-bed March 26. The plants were thinned to one inch 

 apart as soon as they were large enough, and removed to anothsr hot-bed April 19. 

 each plant being set in a strawberry fruit box full of good earth. These were placed 

 in the hot-bed, where they remained until removed to the open ground, June 1. The 

 plants when put out were from six to eight inches high. Very thrifty and stocky. 



The hot-bed was well ventilated so that a thrifty growth was obtained. The earth 

 in the boxes was thoroughly wet before the plants were put out, and the sides of each 

 box were cut so that the earth and roots would not be disturbed. The plants treated 

 in this way suffered n© check whatever and made splendid growth and gave a good 

 yield of ripened fruit. 



