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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



the row. Giant Crystal Head was this year the earliest, and also the heaviest cropper, 

 producing 51 pounds per plot. The quality was extra good. Next in order of yield, 

 although somewhat later, was Black Seeded Simpson, which produced 46| pounds. 

 The third in yield M-as Grand Eapids, producing 41J pounds. The quality of all 

 three was very good. 



Variety. 



Date 

 planted. 



Date 

 harvested. 



Weight 

 30 plants. 



Giant Crystal Head. . . . 

 Black-seeded Simpson . 



Grand Rapids 



Improved Hanson 



Iceberg 



Dark Green Capucine... 



Crisp as lee 



All Heart 



Unrivalled Summer . . . . 

 Red Edged Victoria. . . . 

 Rousseau Blood Winter. 



April 



June 6 



" 28 



" 14 



" 20 



" 20 



" 25 



" 20 



" 20 



" 24 



" 28 



" 24 



Lb. 



51 

 46 

 41 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 9 

 6 



oz. 





 14 



4 

 12 

 14 







8 



8 



2 











CARROTS. 



Carrots were grown in rows 30 inches apart and thiruied to IJ inches in the row. 

 All varieties were harvested when just at the small stage fit for table use. They were 

 planted on April 15 and all harvested by July 10. The French Horn gave the highest 

 yield, namely, 33^ pounds. Improved Nantes gave a yield of 30^ pounds, and the Half 

 Long Chantenay gave 29 pounds per plot. They were all very good as table carrots. 



BEANS. 



Some seven varieties of beans were grown and harvested only as green or string 

 beaiis, in the very best stage for table use. They were grown in rows 30 inches apart 

 and th^ plants left 2 inches apart in the rows. They were planted April 24 and har- 

 vested from July 7 to July 22. The best yielder was Keeney's Rustless Wax, which 

 gave 31 pounds, or a little over 9 tons per acre. The lightest yield was that of Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax, which was 2G pounds, or over 7 tons per acre. Others which gave fair 

 yields nearly equal to the first mentioned were: Early Refugee, Refugee or 1000 to 1, 

 and Valentine. More weight per acre could easily have been obtained had they been 

 left a few days longer in each case, but the extra weight would have been at the sacri- 

 fice of the quality. 



Agassiz. 



