REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



821 



Carrots — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



White Green Top Orthe . 

 Mammoth Intermediate . 



Giant White Vosges 



Iverson's Champion 



White Belgian 



Early Gem 



Half Long White 



Yellow Intermediate . . . . 

 Half Long Chantenay . . . 

 Long Orange or Surrey. . . 



Scarlet Intermediate 



Improved Short White . . . 

 Guerande or Ox Heart. . . 

 Carter's Orange Giant . . . 

 Long Scarlet Altringham . 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



360 



600 



600 



600 



1,720 



840 



840 



400 



400 



1,520 



1,520 



1,080 



640 



640 



1,760 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



139 



110 



110 



110 



95 



80 



80 



73 



73 



58 



58 



51 



44 



44 



29 



20 



20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 



20 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



3 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 



600 

 1,480 

 1,440 

 1,000 



160 

 1,480 

 1,240 

 1,920 



400 



160 

 1,920 



160 



400 

 1,280 



160 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



no 



124 



190 



183 



102 



124 



154 



132 



73 



102 



132 



102 



73 



88 



102 



40 

 40 

 20 

 40 

 40 



20 

 40 



40 

 20 



40 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



The following are the yields obtained from five varieties of sugar beets, sown at 

 two different dates on rich black loam treated in the same manner as mangels. 



The first plots were sown on the 20th of May, and the second on 3rd June. 



All were pulled on the 30th September, and the yield per acre has been calculated 

 from the produce of one row 66 feet long. 



Sugar Beets — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Red Top Sugar 



Vilmorin's Improved 

 Improved Imperial . . 

 Danish Improved . . 

 Wanzleben 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



20 

 20 

 15 

 13 

 11 



1,184 

 656 



1,680 

 928 

 176 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



24 

 36 



686 



677 



528 



448 48 



369 36 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



16 

 10 

 13 

 20 

 13 



1,792 

 1,120 

 1,192 

 392 

 1,720 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



563 

 352 

 453 

 673 

 462 



12 



12 

 12 



EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



The yield of potatoes was not only lessened by the unusually light rainfall, but from 

 some unknown cause many varieties germinated badly. 



The land selected was in barley last year, and was deeply ploughed in early 

 spring. It was again ploughed shallow on 21st of May, and the tubers cut in pieces, 

 with two or three eyes each, were planted in e\ ery third furrow. 



The field was kept clean of weeds during the growing season by the use of harrows 

 and cultivator. 

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