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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



As to the quality, the sorting gave the following results: 



Top leaves 



Middle leaves. 

 Bottom leaves . 



No. 3 



Lb. 



91 

 435 



96 



Havana Seed Leaf. — The yield of this variety was 7Y9 pounds, for 4,500 square 

 feet only, which would give a yield per arpent of 1,384 pounds. 

 This gave after sorting: — 



Top leaves, 186 pounds, or 24 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 485 pounds, or 62 per cent. 

 Bottom leaves, 96 povmds, or 12 per cent. 

 Rejected, 12 pounds, or 1-5 per cent. 



Leaves thin and light coloured. 176 pounds or 22 per cent; leaves thick and dark, 

 591 pounds, or 77 per cent. 



No. 3. 



Top leaves 



Middle leaves 

 Bottom leaves 



Lb. 



27 

 58 

 27 



FILLERS. 



Cuban. — The total yield was 275 pound j, made up of: — 



Top leaves, 109 pounds, or 39 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 121 pounds or 44 per cent. 

 Bottom leaves, 45 pounds or 17 per cent. 



These were classified as follows: No. 1, 36 pounds; No. 2, 195 pounds; and No. 3, 

 44 pounds. 



St. Felix. — The yield of St. Felix was 209 pounds, which were classified as top 

 leaves and middle leaves. All the bottom leaves were of sufficiently good tissue to be 

 classed as middle leaves. 



Top leaves, 12 pounds or 5-7 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 197 pounds or 94 per cent. 



These were classified for quality as follows: No. 1, 148 pounds; No. 2, 61 pounds; 

 and No. 3, none. 



• .- F.\R\H.\M. 



