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EJrERIMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



planted on April 24, and harvested from July 12 to July 18. The two giving the lowest 

 yields gave the best quality of beet, these being Early Blood Red turnip and Black 

 Ked Ball, each yielding 52J pounds per plot. Next to these, and of nearly equal 

 quality, was the Egyptian Bark Eed Turnip, yielding 60 pounds; Meteor, yielding 

 72^ pounds; Ruby Dulcet, yielding 63 pounds; and Eclipse, yielding 1051 pounds, were 

 all stringy and not of good quality, although they received the same treatment 

 aecorded all the others. 



Variety. 



Ec' pse 



Meteor 



Rubj' Dulcet 



Egyptian Dark Red Turnip. 



Early Blood Red I'urnip 



Black Red Ball 



Date 



planted. 



Apr!! 24 

 24. 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 



Date 

 harvested. 



July 18 

 " 17 

 " 16 

 " 14 

 " 12 

 " 14 



Weights. 



Lb. oz. 



10.5 

 72 

 63 

 60 

 52 

 52 



4 

 8 

 

 

 8 

 8 



PEPPEK.S. 



Three varieties of peppers were grown, but only a small portion of the fruit 

 ripened. They were planted April 1, and harvested as they ripened, up to October 1. 

 They were grown in plots of two drills 15 feet long and 30 inches apart, and 18 inches 

 apnrt in the rows. In yield of ripe peppei-s, the Neapolitan gave the most, namely 

 26| pounds. Chili was second, with a yield of 20 pounds, and Cayenne third, giving 

 131 povinds. This is the first time in tlie past three years that we have ripened pep]>ere 

 at all. 



SAL.STFY. 



Only one variety of salsify was grown, that being the Long White. It was planted 

 on April 15, harvested in October, and yielded 20 poimds fr<>m a plot of two rows 15 

 feet long and 30 inches apart, thinned to li inches in the row. It was only of fair 

 quality. 



P.4RSXIPS. 



There was also one variety of parsnips grown, the Hollow Crown. The plot 

 contained two rows 15 feet long, 30 inches apart and plants thinned to 4 inches 

 in the rows. The quality was good and the yield was 80 pomids. This variety has 

 always given us good results in the past, and, even with its high yield, has very 

 good quality. 



Agassiz. 



