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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



Six varieties of sugar beets were sown. These were on soil of similar charactei 

 and prepared in the same manner as that used for the turnip, mangel and carrot plots. 

 Two sowings were made of each variety. The following results were obtained : — 



Sugar-Beets — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



French White Red Top . 



Danish Improved 



Red Top Sugar 



Wanzleben 



Improved Imperial 



Vilmorin's Improved . . . 



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EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



One hundred and two varieties of potatoes were planted on the 25th of May. 

 They were on a loamy soil, the previous crop was sunflowers. The land was manured 

 in the fall of 1896 with thirty 20-bushel cart loada of barn-yard manure per acre, which 

 was ploughed in. The land was again ploughed this spring and 200 pounds of bone 

 meal was sown broadcast per acre and harrowed in. The plots consisted of two rows 

 each 66 feet long and 26 inches apart. 



All the plots were treated during the season with the Bordeaux mixture and very 

 few rotten potatoes were found. The following results were obtained : — 



Potatoes — Test of Yarieties. 



