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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. '902 



PARSNIPS. 



Six varieties of parsnips were sown May 16, in rows 30 inches apart. The land 

 was previously in potatoes, and was a heavy clay loam. Barn-yard manure at the rate 

 of 20 tons per acre was spread and ploughed under in the fall of 1900. The land was 

 ploughed and worked up in the spring of 1901, and the rows run. The yields given are 

 from 1 row 66 feet long. The Early Round is a short parsnip of good quality for 

 early use. The Guernsey is a half long sort, which is very desirable. The Hollow 

 Crown is probably the best for general crop, and is of excellent quality. 



Name of Variety. 



Guernsey 



Cooper's Market . . 



Hollow Crown 



Elcombe's Giant. . 



Student . 



Dobbie's Selected. 

 Early Round 



Character 

 of Root. 



Medium long. 



Long. 



ii 

 Medium long. 



Short. " 



BEETS. 



The land on which the beets were grown was of similar character, and the prepa- 

 ration the same as that on which the parsnips were grown. The yields given below 

 were obtained in each case from one row 66 feet long. 



Name of Variety 



Extra Early Dark Red Flat 



Extra Early Blood Red Turnip 



Nutting's Dwarf Improved 



Dell's Blood Leaf 



Long Smooth Blood 



First 6t 

 to use. 



July 22. 



25. 

 Aug. 15. 



15. 

 ii 15. 



Yield 

 of 



Plot. 



Lbs. 



93 



108 



98 



78 



134 



Remarks. 



Small, short. 

 Medium, short. 

 Medium, half long. 

 Small, half long. 

 Large, long. 



WATER MELONS. 



Four varieties of water melons were started in a hot-bed by planting seeds May 4, 

 in strawberry boxes filled with loam. One foot of horse manure was used in this hot- 

 bed and a moderate bottom heat obtained. It is not necessary to have much heat at 

 this time of year for if forced the plants tend to have a weak and slender growth. 



The bed was kept well ventilated, and the plants were gradually hardened off by 

 removing the glass entirely 10 days before setting them out. They were removed to 

 the open ground June 10. Two plants were allowed to a box, and two boxes were set 

 to a hill, and the hills were made 5 feet apart each way. The boxes were cut and the 

 ball of earth removed with the plants so that no check was given to their growth. 



The hills were fertilized with complete fertilizers. The soil was a light loam and 

 was previously in millet, and no manure was used after that crop was removed. 



