DIVISION OF FORAGE PLAyTS 



905 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The following table gives information as to the varieties tested in 1913: — 



Indian Corn. — Test of Varieties. 



o 



Name of variety. 



Date of 



Sowing. 



Ninety Days 



Salzer's North Dakota . . . 

 White Cap Yellow Dent.. 



hjarJy Longfellow 



Jompton's Early 



l^anuda Yellow . , 



Longfellow 



May 



15 

 15 

 15 



15 

 15 

 15 

 15 



Date of 

 Cutting. 



Sept. 29 



., 29 



,. 29 



„ 29 



.. 29 



M 29 



„ 29 



Average 

 Height. 



Inches . 



92 

 84 

 89 

 78 

 83 

 63 

 56 



Condition when cut. 



Full 



ilk 



Half ripe' half glazed. 

 Half full milk 



Average. . . 



Weight 

 per acre. 



Tons lb. 



9 1,600 

 9 



8 

 ■7 

 6 

 5 

 5 



1,600 

 1,600 



1,800 



943 



TURNIPS. 



Fourteen varieties were tested in 1913 on a piece of uniform sandy loam with a 

 shaly subsoil at from 15 to 24 inches. The land was in Indian corn the previous year 

 ind was ploughed in October. In the latter part of April, 1913, it received an appli- 

 cation of 25 tons of cow manure per acre, was disced twice with a double cutaway, 

 •oassed over twice with the smoothing harrows, rolled, ridged, and sown with the hand 

 ?*lanet Jr. machine. About 5 pounds of seed were xised per acre. The drills were 

 28 inches apart and the turnips were singled to about 8 inches in the row. Notes are 

 given here concerning the varieties tested in 1913 also regarding all varieties tested 

 Juriiig the last* three years. 



A few typical roots were saved to grow seed in 1914. There is no reason why 

 turnip seed should not be produced in this district as seems to be done with success 

 in the Maritime provinces. 



Turnips. — Test of Varieties. 



c 



1 



Name of variety. 



Date 



of 

 sowing. 



Date 



of 



pulling. 



Hall's Westbury 



2 Magnum Bonum. . . . 

 3! Hazard's Improved 



Hartley's Bronze Top 



Good Luck 



Junibo . 



New Century . . . . 

 Mammoth Clyde. 



Ostersundom 



10 Lapland 



11 Perfection 



12 Stubb 



13 Hale wood's Bronze 

 Top 



14 Bangholm Selected.. 



May 13.;0ct. 22 .and 24 



Description of variety. 



Size. 



Large 



13. 

 13. 



13. 



13. 

 13 

 13. 

 13. 



13. 



13. 

 13. 

 13. 



13. 



13. 



22 

 22 



22 



22 

 22 

 22 

 22 



22 



22 

 22 

 22 



22 



22 



24 

 24 



24 



24 

 24 

 2{ 

 24 



24 



24 

 24 

 24 



24 



24 



Medium 



Large, round . 



Medium, oval.. . . 



Medium, round. . 

 Medium, too long 

 Medium, round . . 

 Large, round .... 



Medium, too long 



Medium, round . . 

 Medium, round . . 

 White, large, oval 



Medium, oval.. . 



Medium, round . . 



Leaves. 



Too big; too nu- 

 merous 



Small; few 



small : too nu- 

 merous 



Too big ; too nu- 

 merous 



Small; few 



Small ; few 



Small ; few 



Too big; too nu- 

 merous 



Big; too numer- 

 ous 



Small; few 



Small; few 



Too big; few 



Too big; too nu- 



mer-us . 

 Too big; few.... 



Average 



Yield 

 per 



Tons. Lb. 



Yield 



per 



acre. 



Bu.sh. Lb. 



23 500 775 

 23 400 773 20 



22 1,450 

 21 1,700 



757 30 

 728 20 



21 1,600 726 40 



21 1,400; 723 20 



21 1,300 721 40 



20 900 681 40 



20 

 20 



900 



750 



18 1,900 

 18 1,900 



18 .. 

 16 1,750 



20 1,461 



681 40 



679 10 



631 40 



631 40 



600 

 562 .30 



691 1 



Cap Eouge. 



