BIT IS ION OF FORAGE PLANTS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



MANGELS. 



Eleven varieties of mangels vp-ere sown on summer-fallow May 7, and pulled on 

 October lY. They were sown in rows 28 inches apart and thinned to about 10 to 12 

 inches apart in the rows. The size of the plots from which the yields were computed 

 were each Hoo of an acre. 



Mangels. — Test of Varieties. 



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1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



Variety. 



Gate Post 



Selected Yellow Globe , 



Giant Half Sugar White 



L>anish Sliidstrup. 



Giant Yellow Intermediate 



Giant Leviathan 



Perfection Mammoth Long Red. 



Giant Yellow Globe 



Prize Mammoth Long Red 



Mammoth Long Red 



Golden Tankard 



Character of 

 growth. 



Heavy tops . . 

 •Small tops. . . 

 Medium top.s, 

 Heavy tojis. . 

 Heavy lops. . 

 Medium tops. 

 Heavy tops . . 

 Small tops. . . 

 Heavy tops. . 

 Heavy tops. . 

 Medium tops. 



Average. 



Tons. 



24 

 21 

 21 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 17 

 17 

 15 

 14 



19 



Yield per acre. 



Lb. 



425 

 1,775 



675 

 1,575 

 1,475 

 1,4^*5 

 1,100 

 1,750 

 1,425 

 1,125 

 1,525 



Bush. 



807 

 729 

 711 

 Go9 

 657 

 657 

 618 

 595 

 590 

 518 

 402 



3S9 



639 



Lb. 



5 

 35 

 15 

 35 

 55 



5 

 20 

 50 

 25 

 45 



5 



49 



CAREOTS. 



Nine varieties were sown on summer-fallow on May 7, and pulled October 10. 

 They were sown in rows 28 inches apart and the plants were thinned to 6 or 8 inches- 

 apart in the rows. The size of each plot from which the yield was computed was %8 

 of an acre. 



Carrots. — Test of Varieties. 



No. 



I 

 2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 

 9 



Name of Variety . 



Mammoth White Intermediate 



Improved Short White 



Cooper's Yellow Intermediate. 



Ontario Champion 



Half Long Chantenay 



Long Red Surrey 



White Belgian ... 



Long Orange 



Giant White Vo&ges 



Average 



Yield per Acre. 



Tons 



11 

 10 



9 



9 



8 

 7 

 8 



T 

 I 



6 



Lb. 



516 

 1,903 

 1,355 

 1,600 

 1,542 

 L827 



S5() 



63 



1,.500 



1,907 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. 



375 

 365 

 322 

 326 

 292 

 263 

 280 

 234 



298 



Lb. 



16 

 3 

 35 

 40 

 22 

 47 

 56 

 23 



27 



SUGAR BEETS. 



Four varieties were sown on summer-fallow on May 10, and dug October 11. 

 They were sown in rows 28 inches apart and the plants were thinned to 6 to 8 inches 

 apart in the rows. Th.e area of each plot from which the yields were computed was- 

 Hs of an acre. 



Letiibridge. 



