DIVISION OF FORAGE PLANTS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



Eive varieties of sugar beets were sown on summer-fallowed land and the yield 

 was computed from two rows, 125 feet long. They were sown on May 16 and pulled 

 October 14. 



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Variety. 



Raymond ' B ' 



Vilmorin's Improved 'A'. 



Raymond ' A ' 



Klein Wanzleben 



Vilmorin's Improved 'B ' 



Average .... 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Tons Lb. 



13 565 



13 228 



12 1,300 



11 1,613 



10 999 



12 541 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



442 

 437 

 421 

 393 

 349 



409 



45 

 08 

 40 

 33 

 59 



Average specimens of the roots from each variety were sent to the Chemist of the 

 Experimental Farms, Mr. Frank T. Shutt, for analysis, the results of which are given 

 below : — 



S 



Variety. 



Raymond ' B ' 



Vilmorin's Improved 'A' 



Raymond ' A ' 



Klein Wanzleben 



Vilmorin's Improved ' B ' 



Sugar 

 in Juice. 



Per cent. 



17 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 



■84 

 26 

 •56 

 •92 

 •83 



Solids 

 in Juice. 



Per cent. 



30 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 



43 

 •69 



43 

 •43 

 •63 



Coefficient 

 of Purity. 



Per cent. 



87 

 83 



85 

 87 

 86 



■3 

 ■4 

 ■9 

 6 

 •9 



ALFALFA. 



The alfalfa on the non-irrigated land, except that planted in rows, was a practical 

 failure. It did not get more than eight or ten inches high and was so short and fine 

 that it was difficult to gather it with a horse rake after the cutting. 



That planted in rows did better, although the plants appeared to be too thick in 

 the rows except the fields in rotation ' F.' Most of the alfalfa planted in rows was 

 allowed to ripen seed. Only a small piece was reserved for hay. This was cut on June 

 3, and yielded at the rate of 1 ton 1,522 pounds to the acre. 



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