704 



h A run 1 1/ /:x ta l far m;^ 



were computed in each case from three liills of each variety, 

 ill cold frames. 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 

 Test with plants started 



Variety. 



Long Vegetable Marrow 



Carter's Trailing White Vegetable Marrow . 



Delicious 



Long White Bush Marrow 



Golden Hubbard 



Delicata 



Summer Crookneck 



Cu.stard White Bush Scallop Marrow 



Date ready 

 for use. 



July 28. 



Aug. 2. 



Aug. 10. 



July 26. 



Aug. 21. 



-July 22. 



Aug. 14. 



Aug. 2. 



Weight of 



matured 



crop. 



lb. 



98 



82 



56 



47 



24 



15 



2.3 



10 



Total 

 yield. 



lb. 



224 



144 



120 



73 



67 



48 



30 



14 



CELERY. 



Seven varieties Avere tested. The yield was taken from one row 15 feet in length. 

 All put in root cellar on October 7. 



Str./^wberries. — Test of Varieties. 



Twenty-five varieties of strawberries are being tested. The bed was set ont the 

 previous season. There are two rows 15 feet long of each variety. The rows are 3^ 

 feet apart. 



STRAWBERRIES. — (Irrigated.) 



Variety. 



August Luther 



Senator Dunlap. . . 



Pocoinoke 



Bismarck 



Williams 



Splendid 



Fountain 



Wm. Belt 



Tennessee Prolific 



Glen Mary 



Marie 



Clyde 



Sample 



3 W's 



.Aroma 



Ab'ngton 



Ridgcway 



Van Deman 



Chapman 



Gandy 



Minute Man 



Nellie, P 



Brandy wine 



Buster 



Irene 



Date first 

 ripe fruit. 



Date last 

 picking 



June 28 



July 4 



" 5 



" 5 



" 9 



" 6 



" 5 



" 10 



" 9 



" 10 



" 10 



" 5 



" 10 



" 4 



" 10 



" 6 



" 5 



" 4 



" 4 



" 5 



" 10 



" 14 



" 11 



" 9 



" 11 



'July 



28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 17. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 17. 



Actual 

 yield. 



lb. oz. 



10 10 



7 11 



6 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



6 

 10 





 11 



6 



1 

 15 

 12 

 12 



1 



13 

 12 

 10 



8 

 14 

 13 

 10 



6 



3 



13 

 11 



Letiibridge. 



