653 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



Turnips. — Test of Varieties. 



-J 

 g 



i 



2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 



Name of Variety. 



Bangholm 



Jumbo 



Hartley's Bronze Top. . 



Invicta 



Mammoth Greystone. . . 



Hall's Westbury 



Golden Ball 



Halewood's Purple Top 



Average 



Yield per Acre. 



Yield per Acre. 



20 



1,624 



693 



44 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGELS. 



Six varieties of mangels were sown on summer-fallowed land in plots of one- 

 hundredth of an acre in size. They were sown on April 20 and pulled September 26. 



Mangels. — Test of Varieties. 



u 



S 



Name of Variety. 



Selected Yellow Globe 



Giant Yellow Globe ...... . 



Golden Tankard 



Prize Mammoth Long Red 



Giant Yellow Intermediate. 



Perfection Mammoth Long Red 



Average 



Yield per Acre 



Tons. Lb. 



22 

 22 

 21 

 18 

 17 

 17 



20 



1,800 

 800 

 1,900 

 1,700 

 1,600 

 600 



400 



Yield pei Acre 



Bush. Lb. 



763 

 746 

 731 

 628 

 593 

 576 



673 



20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 



20 



EXPERIMENTS WITH CARROTS. 



Four varieties of carrots were sown on summer-fallowed land in plots one hundred 

 and fifth of an acre in size. They were sown April 20 and pulled October 14. 



Carrots. — Test of Varieties. 



t-i 



JO 



6 



3 



Name of Variety. 



Improved Short White 



White Belgian . . . . , 



Mammoth White Intermediate. 

 Chantenay 



Average. 



Yield per Acre 



First 



Sowing. 



Tons. Lb. 



10 

 8 

 6 

 4 



1,262 

 275 

 175 



1,712 



856 



Yield per Acrn 



First 



Sowing. 



Bush. Lb. 



354 

 271 

 202 

 161 



247 



22 

 15 

 55 

 52 



36 



