DIVISION OF FORAGE PLANTS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGELS. 



Six varieties of mangels were sown on land on which grain was grown last year. 

 A very poor stand was obtained in all the plots. Two seedings were made, viz., one 

 en April 20 and the other -on May 10. They received two irrigations, viz., on June 4 

 and August 7. The plots were one hundredth of an acre in size. They were all 

 pulled on September 26. 



Mangels. — Test of Varieties. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH CARROTS. 



Four varieties of carrots were sown on land on which grain was grown last year. 

 They were sown on April 20, in plots one hundredth of an acre in size. They received 

 two irrigations on June A and August 7. They were pulled on October 14. 



Carrots. — Test of Varieties. 



No. 



Name of Variety. 



White Belgian 



.Improved Short White 



Chantenay 



Mammoth White Intermediate. 



Yield per Acre 



Tons. Lb. 



12 

 6 

 5 

 4 



1,000 

 1,000 



Average . 



00 



Yield per Acre 



Bush. Lb. 



400 



200 



183 20 



150 



233 



20 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



Five varieties of sugar beets were sown on land on which grain was sown last 

 year. They were sown on April 22, except Nos. 3 and 4, which were sown on May 16. 

 The size of the plots was one hundredth of an acre. They received two irrigations, 

 viz., on June 4 and August 7. They were all pulled on October 14. 



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