650 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, ROSTHERN, SASK. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT— W. A. MUNRO, B.S.A. 



FIELD ROOTS AND CORN. 



Seed for field roots and corn was obtained from the A. E. McKenzie Co., Brandon, 

 Man., and Steele, Briggs Seed Co., Winnipeg. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN CORN. 



One two-acre plot of fodder corn yielded 30 tons 490 pounds, while ten plots of 

 different varieties gave the following results. Yields are computed from weight of 2 

 rows, 78 feet long. 



u 



a 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Name of Varieties. 



Gehu 



Eight-rowed Canada 



Longfellow (Steele Briggs) 



Minnesota King 



Jompton's Early 



Longfellow (A. E. McKenzie) 



Canada 



North Dakota 



North Dakota (White Flint). . 

 G. P. S. K 



Average. 



Length. 



Inches. 



64 



80 

 88 

 86 

 96 

 84 

 73 

 78 

 86 

 80 



•Yield per Acre. 



Tons. Lb. 



21 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 17 

 16 

 16 

 14 

 13 

 10 



240 



280 



280 



960 



320 



340 



340 



1,040 



1,060 



1,780 



16 1,264 



Turnips. — Test of Varieties. 



a 



3 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



Name of Varieties. 



Hall's Westbury , 



Green Top 



Yellow Aberdeen (Green Top). 



Cowhorn 



Selected White Globe 



Yellow Aberdeen (Purple Top) 



White 



Hartley's Bronze Top 



Imperial 



Kangaroo , 



Elephant 



Average 



32 

 31 

 31 



30 

 29 

 29 

 27 

 25 

 24 

 24 

 22 



Yield per Acre. 



Tons. Lb. 



221 



1,104 



323 



591 



78 



78 



1,845 



818 



1,143 



26 



676 



27 1,900 



Bush. 



1,070 



1,051 



1,038 



1,009 



907 



967 



930 



846 



819 



800 



744 



931 



Lb. 



21 

 44 

 43 

 51 



58 

 58 

 45 

 58 

 3 

 26 

 36 



40 



