DIVISION OF FORAGE PLANTS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The following are the yields obtained: — 



Tc'RxiPS. — Test of Varieties. 



MANGELS. 



Four varieties of mangels were sown on May 7, on land that had the same pre- 

 paration as for turnips. The plots were pulled on September 27. The following are 

 the yields obtained: — 



Mangels. — Test of Varieties. 



6 



Name of Variety. 



Gate Post 



Giant Yellow Globe . . . 



Giant Yellow Intermediate. 

 Prize Mammoth Long Red. 



Average. 



Size. 



Large . . . 

 Large . . . 

 Medium. 

 \J ediuni . 



Tons. 



23 



Yield per Ajre. 



Lb. 



26J 



Bush. 



771 



Lb. 



CARROTS. 



Four varieties of carrots were sown in uniform test plots of one-thirtieth of an 

 acre each. 



Sown May 10 and 12, and pulled September 23. 

 The following are the yields obtained: — 



Field Carrots. — Test of Varieties. 





Name of Variety. 



1 [Ontario Champion 

 2 1 White Belgian 

 3 Mammoth White 



Intermediate . 



Half Long Ghantenay. 



Average . 



Size. 



Large . . . 



Large . . 

 ^Medium . 

 Medium. 



Tons. 



19 

 19 

 18 

 16 



18 



Yield per Acre. 



Lb. 



940 



7<".0 



1,260 



700 



915 



Bush. 



649 

 646 

 621 

 545 



615 



Lb. 



15 



Vermilion. 



