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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 19C8 



The mangels were sown in drills 24 inches apart. They were sown June 16 and 

 harvested Octover 20 to 24. The following are the yields obtained : — 



Field Crop of Mangels. 



Name of A^arietj', how Fertilized, Size of Plot. 



Ydloiv Globe— {TuWed October 20). 



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

 ij^jj M !) tt 250 If . . 



?V " " o°'y 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at S30 per ton $7 50 



Value per acre in gain of crop over manure only, 66 bush. 40 



lbs. at Gets 4 00 



Loss per acre $3 50 



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



Value per acre in gain of croi) over manure only, 51 bush. 10 



lb,s. at 6 cts 3 10 



Gain per acre. . $0 65 



Yclloio Intermediate— {VuWQd October 22). 



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

 ^ II II II 2.o0 II 



only. 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at .$o0 per ton $7 50 



Value per acre of gain in crop over manure only, 50 bush, at 



Gets 3 00 



% Loss per acre $4 50 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at -SoO per ton $3 75 



Value per acre of loss in crop over mamire only, 1 bush. 40 lbs. 



at 6 cts 10 



Loss per acre $3 65 



Mammoth Long iJccZ— (Pulled October 22). 



5^0 acre — manure and fertilizer, 500 lbs. per acre. 



5^ It " " 2.50 



5*5 II M only 



Cost per acre of 500 lbs. fertilizer at .?30 per ton $7 f.0 



Valvie per acre of gain in crop over manure only, lOS bush. 20 



lbs. at 6 cts. . G 50 



Loss per acre $1 00 



Cost per acre of 250 lbs. fertilizer at $30 per ton S3 75 



Value jjer acre of gain in crop over manure only, 45 bush, at 



G cts 2 70 



Loss per acre $1 05 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Tons. libs. 



24 

 24 

 22 



22 

 20 

 19 



1,100 



200 



1,100 



1,500 

 1,700 

 1,000 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



818 20 

 803 20 

 751 40 



758 

 695 

 650 



20 



