REPORT OF MR. Q. W. FORREST. 



281 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGELS. 



Sixteen varieties of mangels were sown in this test. The soil and its preparation 

 was .similar to that of the turnip plots. Two sowings were made of each variety. 

 Results as follows were obtained : — 



Mangels — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Giant Yellow Intermediate . . 



Norbitan Giant 



Giant Yellow Half Long. . . . 

 Ward's Large Oval Shaped. . . 



Yellow Intermediate 



Giant Yellow Globe 



Canadian Giant ... 



Mammoth Long R«d (Evans) 

 Prize Mammoth Long Red. . . 



Champion Yellow Globe 



Gate Post . . ... 



Golden Fleshed Tankard 



Golden Tankard 



Red Fleshed Tankard 



Warden Orange Globe 



Red Fleshed Globe 



1st Plot 

 Sown. 



June 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 



2nd Plot 

 Sown. 



June 18 . 



H 18. 



,. 18. 



.1 18. 



.. 18. 



.. 18. 



.. 18 



„ 18. 



,. 18. 



,. 18. 



.• 18. 



.. 18. 



.. 18. 



,. 18. 



,. 18. 



„ 18. 



1st Plot 

 Pulled. 



Oct. 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 



o 



.StH 



Bush.lb. 



1,140 

 1,140 

 1,114 

 1,000 

 988 

 988 

 950 

 924 

 912 

 886 

 886 

 886 

 851 

 838 

 825 

 709 



o 



(-_g 



.Sin 



Ton. lbs. 



23 

 23 

 25 

 19 

 21 

 23 

 20 

 23 

 21 

 23 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 14 



40 



40 

 40 

 40 



20 

 40 23 



20 22 



1,880 



340 



300 



1,520 



1,320 



340 



1,040 



1,100 



1,.S20 



1,100 



960 



1,220 



1,520 



880 



340 



80 



« 



u 

 o 



u O 



Bush. lbs. 



798 

 772 

 838 

 658 

 722 

 772 

 684 

 785 

 722 

 785 

 582 

 620 

 658 

 481 

 772 

 734 



40 

 20 

 40 



20 



40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 



EXPERIMENTS WITH CARROTS. 



Fifteen varieties of carrots were experimented with. These plots were on soil 

 similar in character and preparation to that used for the mangel and turnip plots. Two 

 sowings were made of each variety, and the following results were obtained : — 



Carrots — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Iverson's Champion 



Giant White Vosges 



Green Top White Orthe 



Half -long Chantenay 



Improved Short \Vhite 



Yellow Intermediate 



Guerande or Ox Heart 



Mammoth White Intermediate. 



Half-long White 



White Belgian 



Early Gem 



Scarlet Intermediate 



Carter's Orange Giant 



Long Scarlet Altringham 



Long Orange or Surrey 



let Plot 

 Sown. 



June 4, 



M 4. 



.. 4. 



.. 4. 



I. 4, 



.. 4, 



.. 4, 



t. 4. 



M 4. 



.1 4. 



M 4. 



M 4, 



M 4, 



u 4. 



M 4, 



2nd Plot 

 Sown. 



June 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 



1st Plot 

 Pulled. 



Oct. 



14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 

 14. 



2nd Plot 

 PuUed. 



Oct. 



15. 



15. 



15. 



15. 



16. 



15. 



15. 



15. 



15. 



15 



15. 



15. 



15. 



15. 



15. 



1^ 





Ton. lbs. 



21 

 21 

 18 

 17 

 17 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 13 

 13 

 11 

 9 

 9 

 9 



1,320 



560 

 1,220 



960 



960 

 1,440 

 1,440 

 1,440 



680 

 1,360 

 1,360 



800 

 1,000 

 1,000 



240 



<^ . 

 o 



'-P-I 



"3 JO 



Bush.lb. 



722 

 709 

 620 

 582 

 582 

 557 

 557 

 557 

 544 

 456 

 456 

 380 

 316 

 316 

 304 



00 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 40 

 40 

 00 



01 



o 



t. o 



P-Ph 



.2(M 



Ton. lbs. 



13 



16 



12 



12 



16 



8 



11 



14 



12 



10 



14 



7 



7 



8 



7 



580 



680 



320 



320 



680 



1,280 



40 



100 



1,840 



1,280 



100 



1,000 



1,760 



520 



1,760 



u 

 o 



"CO 



Bush.lb. 



443 

 544 

 405 

 405 

 544 

 288 

 367 

 468 

 430 

 354 

 468 

 250 

 262 

 275 

 262 



00 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 00 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 00 

 40 

 20 

 40 



