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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



The following are the yields obtained: — 



FiKLD Crops of Turnips. 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



Name of Variety, How Fertilized, Size of Plot. 



Kangaroo (Pulled October 2G). 



^ acre —manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre 



only. 



250 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton $7 50 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only, 80 bush. 40 



lbs. at6cts. 4 84 



Loss per acre $2 66 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at $30 3 75 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only, 3j bush. S 



lbs. at6cts 2 11 



Loss per acre SI 64 



Hartley's Bronze Top (Pulled November 14). 



J acre — manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs per acre 



h 



only. 



250 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at S3 > $7 50 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only, 35 bush. 26 



lbs at 6 cts 2 13 



Loss per acre . 



$5 37 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at $30 $3 75 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only, 20 bush. 46 



lbs. at 6 cts 1 25 



Loss per acre : 2 50 



Rennie's Purple Top (Sown June 21, pulled November 15.) 



^ acre— manure and Basic slag, 1,000 lbs. per acre. 



^ i« 11 II 



500 



only. 



Cost per acre of 1,000 lbs. Basic slag at $20 $10 00 



,1 II gain in crop over manure only, 74 bush. 24 lbs. 



cts 4 46 



Loss per acre $5 54 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. Basic slag at $20 5 00 



,1 II gain in crop over manure only, 28 bus!;. 48 lbs. 



at 6 cts 1 73 



Loss per acre : $3 27 



Mixed Kangaroo, HartJeji's /Ironic an I Fcnnie's Purple Top. 



(Sown June 2<, piiniid No% ember!?). 



1 acre— manure only 



Tons. 



29 



28 

 27 



25 



Lbs. 



1,996 

 1,264 

 1.156 



160 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



999 

 954 

 919 



876 



5C 

 24 

 16 



