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EXPERIM E y TA L FAJJ if S 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



LETTUCE. 



Five A'arieties of lettuce were sown in flats in liotbed on April 22, jirioked out 

 May 16, and planted out in open ground. 



Varietj'. 



Black Seeded Simpson 



Grand Rapids 



Hansan.. 



Icdberg 



Salamander 



Jiilv 9 



" 14 



" 9 



" 12 



" 9 



Quality. 



Clood. 

 Very good. 

 Good. 

 Good. 

 Medium. 



RADISir. 



Tkree varieties, Early Scarlet White Tipped, Rosy Morn, and French Breakfast 

 Avere sown at intervals of a fortnight and produced good crops. 



CUCUMBER 



Three varieties, Davis Perfect, Fordhook Famous, and Egyptian White Spine 

 were sown on April 26, and produced excellent crops of well-shaped fruit, the first of 

 which were cut July 25. 



SQUASn. 



Seven varieties were sown in hills 4 feet apart on June 21, and all made rapid 

 grrowth. but only three produced any crop, viz.: Mammoth Whale, Vegetable Afarrow, 

 Long White Bush Marrow. 



A thinning experiment with bcet&, carrots, and parsnips, to determine the dis- 

 tance apart which would be the more satisfactory, was tried. While the greater 

 distance produced a heavier yield — except in the case of parsnips — the roots were 

 mucfa coarser and less desirable for table use than those grown closer together. The 

 yields were computed from rows 15 feet long and .30 inches apart; the following tables 

 show the results obtained. 



BEETS. 



Variety. 



Yield per acre, 

 1.^ inches apart. 



Yield per acre, 

 3 inches apart. 



Freuerictox. 



