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SUGAR BEETS. 



Six plots of sugar beets were grown at Charlottetown. The seed for Nos. 4, 5, 

 and 6 was sent from the Central Farm at Ottawa, the seed for Nos. 1, 2, and 3 was 

 obtained locally. 



The sugar beets were grown to ascertain their sugar-content which, from the 

 analysis made by the Dominion Chemist and included in a table below, shows that 

 the beets were of very fair quality and high in sugar, except 'No. 6. They were sown 

 May 27, and pulled October 22, 1912. 



Sugar Beets. — Test of Varieties. 



Particulars re Sugar-content. 



Average weight one root 



Sugar in juice 



Solids in juice 



Co-efficient of purity 



Vilmorin's Improved. 



Lb. 



1 



17-45% 



18-43 



94-6 



Oz. 



B. 



Lb. 



1 



H-40% 

 13 26 

 85 9 



Qi 



Klein Wanzleben. 



Lb. 



1 

 16-97% 

 18-59 

 91-2 



Oz 



B. 



Lb. 



1 

 17.59% 

 19-30 

 911 



Oz. 



Very Rich. 



Lb. 



1 

 14-81% 



15-59% 

 95- 0% 



Oz. 



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ALFALFA, CLOVERS AND GRASSES. 



Experiments have been conducted with grasses and clovers each year at the 

 Station. The land available had formerly been what -was left over after the other 

 work was completed, but in 1911, however, a series of plots were carefully laid off. 

 In the spring of 1912 further work on a larger scale was undertaken. These two 

 series are here reported upon. Seed was obtained from local dealers, from the 

 Dominion Agrestologist, and from the Svalof Station in Sweden. 



Three varieties of alfalfa were sown in 1911, in duplicate. A low area ran 

 across the middle of all these plots. Wherever it held the water all the plants, were 

 killed out. The following table gives the average of the results: — 



