876 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS- 



TURNIPS — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Hartley's Bronze 



Aberdeen Purple Top. . 



Hall's Westbury 



Shamrock Purple Top. 

 Perfection Swede . . . . 

 Selected Purple Top. . . 

 Sutton's Champion .... 



Skirving's. 



Prixe Winner 



Marquis of Lome 



East Lothian 



Jumbo or Monarch .... 



Carter's Elephant 



Selected Champion .... 

 Improved Grey stone. . . 

 Bangholm Selected . . . 



Mammoth Clyde 



Prize Purple Top 



Halewood s Bronze Top 

 Giant King. 



l«t Plot 

 Sown. 



May 



18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 



2nd Plot 

 Sown. 



May 



28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 



Ist Plot 

 Pulled 



Oct. 



2nd Plot 

 Pulled 



Oct. 



Tons. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 



Yield 

 per Are. 



Ibt Plot. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



1st Plot 



1,548 325 



1,140 319 



1,424 290 



596 276 



1,048 250 



520 242 



256 237 



1,464,224 



1,332 222 



6721211 



4081206 



408:206 



1,352 



560 



332 



1,768 



1,504 



1,372 



316 



468 



198 

 176 

 172 

 162 

 158 

 156 

 138 

 107 



48 



24 

 36 



48 



36 

 24 

 12 

 12 

 48 

 48 

 12 



12 

 48 

 24 

 12 

 36 

 48 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



10 



13 



10 



10 



10 



9 



8 



9 



7 



6 



7 



8 



7 



6 



5 



6 



6 



10 

 8 

 7 



856 

 1,894 



268 



460 

 64 



348 

 1,820 

 1,932 

 1,180 



Yield 

 per Acre, 



2nd Plot 



Bush. Lbs. 



347 

 466 

 337 

 341 

 334 

 305 

 297 

 332 

 253 



1,800231 

 1,576259 



896281 

 l,312i255 

 1,992'233 

 1,880 198 

 1,464 224 

 1,464 224 

 1,648 360 

 1,160 286 



338.239 



36 



24 

 48 



24 

 48 



i2 



36 

 36 



12 

 12 



24 

 24 

 48 



48 



MANGELS — Test of Varieties. 



