478 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



Tcrxips — Test of Varieties. 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Name of Variety. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



"1st Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



Monarch 41 



Perfection Swede i 39 



Selected Purple-top 37 



Webb's New Renown 35 



Sutton's Champion 34 



Shamrock Purple- top 



Prize Winner 



Selected Champion 



Magnum Bonum 



Hall's Westbury 



Halewood"s Bronze-top. 



Hartley's Bronze 



Prize Purple- top. ..'... 

 Elephant's Master .... 



Emperor Swede 



Skirving's 



Kangaroo 



West Norfolk Red -top.. 



Imperial Swede 



Champion Purple-top.. 



Mammoth Clyde 



(iiant King 



East Lothian 



Jumbo 



Marquis of Lome 



Bangholm Selected . . . 



Carter's Elephant 



Drummond Purple-top. 

 New Arctic 



34 

 33 

 33 

 33 

 32 

 31 

 30 

 30 

 29 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 24 

 23 

 23 

 22 

 22 

 21 

 20 



104 

 144 

 1,900 

 1,808 

 1,G96 

 1,300 

 1,452 



584 

 436 



1,116 

 192 

 344 



1,948 



1,288 

 760 

 496 

 232 



1,744 

 688 

 160 

 972 



1,265 

 992 



1,804 

 352 

 360 



1,976 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Bush. Lbs 



1.368 



1,302 



1,265 



1,196 



1,161 



1,155 



1,124 



1,100 



1,100 



1,075 



1,040 



1,018 



1.003 



972 



965 



954 



946 



941 



937 



862 



844 



836 



816 



787 



783 



763 



739 



706 



f.99 



24 

 24 



48 

 36 



12 



48 

 36 

 36 

 12 

 24 

 48 

 48 



36 

 12 

 24 



48 



12 

 36 

 12 

 24 

 12 



36 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs . 



28 

 32 

 26 

 30 

 27 

 29 

 26 

 25 

 28 

 24 

 15 

 21 

 36 

 24 

 22 

 27 

 24 

 20 

 26 

 20 

 24 

 16 

 20 

 19 

 23 

 27 

 14 

 15 

 25 



364 



944 



140 

 1,908 

 1,308 

 1,796 



932 



952 

 1,156 



840 

 1,896 

 1,560 

 72 

 1,500 

 1,540 



120 

 1,632 

 1,976 



536 

 1,844 



576 

 1,132 

 1,316 



280 

 1,124 

 1,532 

 1,436 

 1,680 

 1,480 



Yield per 



Acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



939 

 1,082 

 869 

 1,031 

 921 

 996 

 S82 

 849 

 952 

 814 

 531 

 726 

 1,201 

 825 

 759 

 902 

 927 

 699 

 875 

 697 

 809 

 552 

 688 

 638 

 785 

 925 

 490 

 528 

 858 



24 

 24 



48 

 48 

 36 

 12 

 12 

 36 



36 



12 



12 

 36 

 36 

 24 

 36 

 12 

 36 



24 



32 

 36 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MAXGELS. 



As with the turnips the second seeding did not germinate until after the rains on 

 June 12. Except on high places in the field, too much rain kept the soil cold and none 

 of the varieties made much progress until the month of August. 



The roots were sound and fine and afford a large amount of feed. 



Twenty-five varieties were tested, sown on clay loam. Two sowings were made in 

 each case, the first on May 22, the second on May 29, and all were pulled on October 1- 



