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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 19H 



PART II.— THE IRRIGATED FARM. 



On the irrigated portion of the Station, where water was applied in June, and in 

 some cases even in May, the yields were much more satisfactory that on the non-irri- 

 gated Farm. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN CORN. 



Five varieties of Indian corn were sown on land on which grain had been grown 

 last year. They were all sown on May 10 and 11 in plots one-hundredth of an acre in 

 size. They were irrigated twice, viz., on June 4 and August 7. They were all cut 

 September 7. 



Indian Corn for Ensilage. — Test of Varieties. 





Nan e of Variety. 



Date 

 of 



Sowing 



Compton's Early (Commercial 

 seed) jMay 10. 



North Dakota 



Compton'9 Early (Ontario seed). 



No: th western Dent 



Longfellow 



Average. 



May 11. 

 May 10. 

 May 10. 



May 11. 



Date 



of 

 Cutting. 



Sept. 7. 

 Sept. 7. 

 Sept. 7. 

 Sept. 7. 

 Sept. 7. 



Average 

 Height. 



Inches. 

 78 

 76 

 78 

 72 

 80 



Condition 

 when Cut. 



Weight per 



Acre grown 



in Rows. 



Tasselled, cobs 



forming 



Tasselled, some 



cobs forming. . 

 Tasselled, cobs 



forming 



Tasselled, some 



good cobs 



Tassel h d, cobs 



forming 



Tons lb. 



21 600 



20 1,800 



16 1,000 



16 400 



12 300 



17 



820 



Weight per 



Acre grown 



in Hills. 



Tons lb. 



14 1,200 



15 1,800 

 13 1,000 

 15 1,400 

 14 



14 1,480 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TURNIPS. 



Eight varieties were tested. They were sown on May 7, and pulled on October 

 15. The crop received two irrigations, viz., on June 4 and August 7. The size of the 

 plots was one hundredth of an acre. 



Turnips. — Test of Varieties. 



Number. 



1 

 2 



3 

 4 



5 

 6 



7 



8 



Name of Variety. 



Early Milan 



Mammoth Greystone. 



Invicta 



Bangholm 



Hartley's Bronze Top 



Jumbo 



Golden Ball 



Hall's Westbury 



A verage 



Yield per Acre 



Tons. Lb. 



33 

 32 

 24 

 22 

 21 

 19 

 16 

 14 



00 



500 



I.OnO 



00 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 1.000 

 1,000 



22 1,938 



Yield per Acre 



Bush. Lb. 



1,100 



1,075 

 816 

 731'. 

 716 

 650 

 550 

 483 



00 

 00 

 40 

 20 

 40 

 00 

 00 

 20 



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