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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



The White Bush Marrow seems to be the most desirable variety for Manitoba. 



CARROTS. 



Four varieties of carrots were sown on May' 7, with Planet Junior hand drill, 

 in rows eighteen inches apart. The crop was by far the most satisfactory of any 

 recorded here for years, the roots being remarkably smooth and of good size. The 

 long varieties again proved their inferiority, the yield being small, and necessitating 

 much labour in pulling. 



BEETS. 



Five varieties of beets were sown with Planet Junior hand drill, in rows thirty 

 inches apart, on May 17. The germination was good in all cases, the product being 

 well up to the average in quality. The long varieties were (as usual) superior in 

 colour and texture. 



SWEET HERBS. 



Three varieties of sweet herbs were sown on May 7, with Planet Junior hand 

 drill, in rows eighteen inches apart, sage, savory and thyme, the latter failed, how- 

 ever, to germinate, a common occurrence with this herb. The others grew with their 

 usual luxuriance. 



