REPORT OF MR. R. ROBFRTSON 



289 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH OAEROTS. 



Ton varieties were sown in uniform test plots. Two sowings were made of each 

 sort, the first on June 14, and the second on June 28, in rows 24 inches apart, and 

 thinned to ahout 3 inches apart in the rows. The ground was similar to that used for 

 the mangel plots and received the same treatment. The crop was pulled October 20, 

 and the .yield calculated from the weight of roots taken from two rows each 66 feet 

 long. The following table gives the yield per acr6 obtained: — 



Cauhots — Test op Variicties. 



y. 



Name of Variety. 



1 New White Intermediate ... . 



2 White Belgian 



3]0ntario Champion . 



4!Half Long Ghantenay 



SiLong Yellow Stump-rooted . . 

 C^Giant White Vosges 



7 Carter's Orange Giant 



8 Early Gem 



9 Improved Short White 



10 Mammoth Wliite Intermediate 



Yield per acre. 



Ist Plot. 



525 

 434 

 407 

 349 

 343 

 341 

 335 

 321 

 302 

 277 



2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 



15 

 30 



is 



45 



30 

 45 

 30 

 45 



11 



9 



8 



9 

 10 



8 



8 1,325 1 

 11 1,430 



7 850 ' 



8 1,4'JO 



935 

 1,800 

 995 

 975 

 130 



Bush. Lbs. 



352 

 330 

 283 

 310 

 335 

 200 

 288 

 390 

 247 

 291 



15 



15 

 15 

 30 

 45 

 45 

 30 

 30 

 30 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



Eight varieties of sugar beets were sown. The land was similar to that on which 

 the mangels were sown and received the same treatment. Two sowings were made of 

 each sort, the first on June 14 and the second on June 28. The seed was sown in rows 

 24 inches apart, in bunches 12 inches apart in the rows. When the plants were about 

 3 to 4 inches high, the bunches were thinned out to one plant in each place. The 

 whole crop was harvested on October 20 and the yield calculated from the weight 

 obtained from two rows, each 66 feet long. The following are the results : — 



Sugar Beets — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



1 Danish Improved . . . . 



2 Improved Imperial. . . 



3 Danish Red Top . . . . 



4 French Very Rich . . . 



5 Royal Giant 



6 Red Top Sugar 



7 Vilmorin's Improved. 



8 Wan/.leben 



Yield per acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



401 

 335 

 .385 

 2S.S 

 400 

 357 

 2L'3 

 313 



30 

 30 



4.5 

 55 

 30 

 45 

 30 



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