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EXPEKIMEN TA L FA RMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



TURNIPS (Swedes). 



Tea varieties of Swede turnips were grown and their yield coinpurted from the 

 weight of three rows 66 feet long, sown 24 inches apart. The seed was sown on May 

 16 and the roots were pulled on OctobeT 17. 



j3 



Variety. 



Tons. Lbs. 



Hall's Westbury 26 1,790 



Bangholm Selected L'3 200 



Jumbo :>2 400 



Perfection Swede I A 240 



Good Luck ; 20 1,360 



Yield in 

 1910. 



3 



-O 



s 



3 



6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 



Variety. 



Hartley's Bronze 



Magnum Bonum 



Carter's ILlephant 



Halewood's Bronze Top 

 Mammoth Clyde 



Yield in 

 1910. 



Tons. Lbs. 



20 

 19 

 11 

 10 

 9 



40 



1,160 



1,650 



1,010 



700 



The average yield of the ten varieties of Swede turnips wa3 18 tons 1,055 lbs. 

 per acre. 



MANGELS. 



Eight varieties of mangels were grown and their yield computed from the weight 

 of three rows 66 feet long and two feet apart. The seed was sown on May 11 and 

 the roots were pulled on October 15. 



The average yield of the eight varieties of mangels was 5 tons 1,110 lbs. per acre. 



CARROTS. 



Five varieties of carrots were tested and the yield computed from the weight of 

 three rows GQ feet long and two feet apart. The seed was sown on May 20 and the 

 roots were pulled on October 14. 



The average yield of the five varieties of carrots was 3 tons 512 lbs. per acre. 



