522 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



SUGAR BEETS. 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



Date of sowing. May 24. Date of pulling, October 19. Distance between th$ 

 plants in the rows, 6 inches. 



Sugar Beets. — Test of Varieties. 



RED CLOVER. 



Twenty plots of red clover of different origin were sown in 1911. Except for 

 ISTos. 1 and 2 only one cutting was taken for hay, the second being reserved for seed 

 production. The following table gives the yield: — 



The red clover seed produced from the above lots was generally of a rather 

 inferior quality. This was due, not only to the season, which was far from suitable 

 for seed production, but also to the presence of the Clover Seed Chalcid (Brucho- 

 phagus funebris) which infested the seed very seriously. The seed secured was saved 

 with the intention of using it for breeding purposes in 1913. 



