DIVISION OF FORAGE PLANTS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The yields of the different varieties are as follows : — 



Indun Corn for Ensilage. — Test of Varieties. 



No. 



Name of Variety. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 



Compton's Early 



Early Longfellow 



Longfellow 



Ninety Days 



Salzer's North Dakota. 

 Wiiidus Yellow Dent 



Canada Yellow 



Thayer White Dent... 



Average . 



Date of 



Sowin;^' . 



May 31. 



D.ite of 



Cutting. 



Oct. 7. 



A verage 

 Height. 



Inches . 



86 

 94 

 90 



87 

 .S4 

 88 

 63 



78 



Condition 

 when cut. 



Soft dpugh. 

 Late milk. 

 Soft dough . 

 Soft dough . 

 Soft dough. 

 Late milk. 



Ripe 



Late milk. 



Weight per 

 Acre. 



Tons Lb. 



17 

 16 

 15 

 13 

 11 

 10 

 8 

 8 



1,179 

 1,113 

 1,514 

 1,117 

 819 

 512 

 1,799 

 1.589 



12 1,780 



Mangels. 



The mangels were sown in drills 2h feet apart and 14 inches apart in the drill. 

 The seed was planted at the rate of 9 pounds per acre, this quantity j»-iving us a perfect 

 stand at the time the plants appeared above the ground. 



The experiments with mangels were carried out on land which the previous year 

 was in clover. The land was fall-ploughed and given a light dressing of farmyard 

 manure. At the time of planting, a small amount of chemical fertilizers was sown 

 in the drills. ^ 



That a dressing of chemical fertilizers, applied in the drills at the time of plant- 

 ing, greatly increases the yield is the experience gained by tests carried out 

 during the past three years. By application of the fertilizer at the time of planting 

 the tender seedlings are given a supply of easily accessible food, enabling them to 

 make a rapid and vigorous start. 



Out of eleven varieties tested, the Danish Sludstrup proved to be the leading 

 one. The Danish Sludstrup is a favourite in Denmark, highly recommended for its 

 large yield of dry matter per acre. It is a long, yellowish-red mangel which grows 

 high out of the ground and has a compact root and a close, neat top. The other 

 varieties are all well known and are listed on the table in the order of their gross 

 yield per acre only. Seed was sown on May 2, and the crop harvested November 10. 



Mangels. — Test of Varieties. 



No. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 X 

 9 

 10 

 11 



Name of Variety. 



Danish Sludstrup 



Prize Mammoth Long Red . 



Giant Yellow Globe 



Yellow Leviathan 



Giant Yellow Intermediate 



Mammoth Long Red 



Giant Half Sugar White . . 



Selected Yellow Globe 



Golden Tankard 



(i ate Post 



Perfection Mammoth Red . 



Average 



Yield per Acre. 



Tons 



30 

 34 

 34 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 30 

 30 

 27 

 27 

 25 



Lb. 



1,700 



1,450 



287 



125 



600 



600 



1,700 



1,5.52 



1,075 



75 



125 



31 



117 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. 



1,228 



1,157 



1,138 



1,068 



1,043 



1,043 



1,028 



1,025 



917 



901 



835 



Lb. 



20 

 30 

 7 

 45 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 52 

 55 

 15 

 25 



1,035 



17 



Agassiz. 



