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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



FIELD EOOTS. 



The advantage of late pulling for field roots having been clearly proved by the 

 experience of several years, comparative tests, by pulling on two different dates about 

 two weeks apart, have been discontinued. All the roots were harvested at the one time 

 but the harvesting was left until quite late, so as to enable the roots to make as large 

 a growth as possible. 



The yield per acre of the field roots is calculated from the weight of the crop 

 gathered from one-hundredth of an acre. 



The soil on which the field roots were grown was a heavy loam. 



It is probable that, in some instances, varieties which are mentioned in these 

 tables under different names are identical in all essential respects. 



In Canada the ton contains 2,000 pounds. 



TURNIPS (SWEDES). 



Two sowings were made of each variety, the first on May 12, and the second on 

 May 26. The seed was used at the rate of about four pounds per acre. Before sowing, 

 the land was made up in drills two feet apart and rolled with a heavy land roller, 

 which flattened the drills nearly one-half, leaving a firm seed bed. When the young 

 plants were about three inches high they were thinned out, leaving them about eight 

 or ten inches apart in the rows. 



The roots were pulled on October 25. 



Turnips (Swedes) — Test of Varieties. 



t- 



K 



Name of Variety. 



1 Bangholm Selected 



2 Hall's Westbury 



3 I rood Luck .... 



4 Magnum Bonum 



5 Carter's Elephant 



G Jumbo 



7 Halewood's Bronze Top. 



8 Perfection Swede 



'J Mammoth Clyde 



10 Hartley's Bronze 



Yield 



per Acre 



from 



1st Sowing. 



Tons. Lbs. 



3G 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 28 

 27 

 20 



350 



1,300 



500 



1,700 



1,500 



400 



800 



100 



1,000 



Yiela 



per Acre 



from 



2nd Sowing. 



Tons. Lbs. 



25 

 2S 

 31 

 30 

 22 

 24 

 25 

 25 

 21 

 26 



SCO 

 1,500 



GOO 

 1,000 



100 



700 

 1,200 

 1.1C0 



400 



The average yield from the first sowing was 31 tons 565 lbs. per acre. 

 The average yield from the second sowing was 26 tons 140 lbs. per acre. 



MANGELS. 



Two sowings were made of each variety, the first on May 12 and the second on 

 May 26. The seed was used at the rate of about six pounds per acre. Before sowing, 

 the land was made up in drills two feet apart and rolled with a heavy land roller to 

 make a firm seed bed. When the young plants were about three inches high they were 

 thinned out, leaving them about twelve inches apart in the rows. The roots were 

 pulled October 26. 



