DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Sugar Beets grown on the Dominion Experimental Farms, 1912. 



Variety. 



Vilmorin's Im- 

 proved A ..... . 



Vilmorin's Im- 

 proved B 



Locality. 



Charlottetown, P.E.I 



Nappan, N.S 



Cap Rouge, Que. 



Ottawa, Ont 



Brandon, Man 



Indian Head, Sask 



Rosthern, Sask . . 



Lethbridge, Alta., (irrigated) 



it (non-irrigated) 

 Agassiz, B.C 



I Charlottetown, P.E.I 



Nappan, N.S 



Cap Rouge, Que 



Ottawa, Out 



Brandon, Man 



Indian Head, Sask 



Rosth ern, Sask 



Lethbridge, Alta., (irrigated). . 

 n (non-irrigated) 

 Agassiz, B. C 



Raymond A, 



Raymond B 



Klein Wanzleben, 



TresRiche 



Vilmorin's Im- 

 proved 



Tres Riche 



II ...... 



Vilmorin's Im 

 proved 



Lethbridge, Alta., (irrigated).. 



(non-irrigated) 



Lethbridge, Alta.. (irrigated) 



ii (non-irrigated) 



Charlottetown, P. E.I 



Nappan, N.S 



Cap Rouge, Que 



Ottawa, Ont 



Brandon, Man 



Indian Head, Sask 



Rosthern, Sask 



Lethbridge, Alta., (irrigated) 



n (non-irrigated) 

 Agassiz, B.C 



Nappan, N.S. 



Charlottetown, P.E I. 

 Agassiz, B.C 



Percent- 

 age of 



Sugar in 

 Juice. 



17'45 



13 49 



14 92 



16 99 



14 54 



15 52 

 1551 

 1942 



17 26 

 18-18 



11-40 

 1721 



14 94 

 17 64 



14 0') 



16 69 

 14.69 



17 85 

 17 83 

 17-03 



15 84 

 17.56 



16 25 



17-84 



17 59 



18 53 

 14-89 

 18-15 

 11-61 

 15 14 

 13 68 

 17-68 

 17 92 

 19-40 



15 97 



18-19 



1481 

 15 51 



17 91 



Percent- 

 age of 



Solids in 

 Juice. 



18 43 

 14 43 



17 30 

 17 83 

 17-97 

 18-89 



18 

 21 



50 

 57 



20 69 



18 60 



13-26 



19 31 

 18-40 



18 83 

 17-60 



19 57 



17 06 



21 03 



20 63 

 18-00 



19 00 



20 43 



IS. 80 

 20.43 



19 30 



20 no 



18 17 



19 43 

 14 37 

 18 03 

 1666 

 19-63 



20 43 

 20 40 



18 06 



18-86 



15 59 

 1715 



19 40 



Coeffici- 

 ent of 

 Purity. 



94-6 

 93 5 

 86-2 

 95 3 

 80-9 



82 1 



83 8 

 90-0 

 83 4 

 97 7 



85-9 

 89-1 

 81 2 

 93 7 

 79-8 

 85- 3 

 £6 1 

 849 

 86-9 

 951 



833 

 859 



86-5 

 873 



91 

 90 

 81 

 93 



80 

 83 

 82 

 90 

 87 

 95 



88.4 



96 5 



95-0 

 904 



92- 



Average 

 Weight 

 of One 

 Root. 



Lb. 



1 



1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



2 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 

 2 



2 



1 

 1 

 1 



Oz. 



2 

 14 



3 

 15 



9 

 14 

 15 



8 







6 



3 

 14 



2 



5 

 13 



5 

 15 



8 



2 



1 

 6 



14 

 9 



9 



11 



3 



4 

 12 

 14 

 2 

 6 

 7 

 8 



11 



13 



14 

 5 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lb. 

 10 1,516 



1 

 16 



14 

 15 

 20 

 16 

 13 

 13 



16 

 16 

 11 

 20 

 15 

 10 

 14 



16 

 12 



9 

 13 



10 



13 



1 



15 

 19 

 12 

 18 

 17 

 11 

 16 



12 

 15 



1,( 52 

 1,H0 



1,700 

 624 

 706 

 900 

 258 

 664 



10 460 



1,155 



340 



1,220 



1,232 



1, .60 



900 



999 



512 



1,000 

 1,300 



1,720 

 565 



1,648 

 700 



1,465 

 85 



1,160 

 288 

 8^0 

 500 



1,613 



1,264 



200 



100 



24 



96 



14 1,568 



At Charlottetown, P.E. I., although the season was reported as generally unfavour- 

 able, being very dry for a considerable period following the seeding and with little 

 sunshine during August and September, two of the varieties gave excellent results, 

 both as to sugar-content and purity. The average from the three varieties is not 

 equal to that of 1911, but, as will be seen from the subjoined table, it compares very 

 favourably with those from other Farms and Stations. The soil is a sandy loam. 



The roots from Vilmorin's Improved B, for some reason not apparent, showed 

 a decidedly low sugar-content and coefficient of purity. 



16— 16£ 



