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EXPERIMENTAL FARM^.^ 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TURNIPS. 



These roots, like the carrots, were sown on comparatively new land, which had 



Soil, a warm loam, 

 Eighteen varieties 



been in oats the previous year. The growth was strong and even. 



ploughed e.arly in spring and harrowed several times before sowing. 



were tested, and two sowings were made, the first on the 14th of May and the second 



on the 28th of May, and the roots from both were pulled on the 18th of October. The 



yield has been calculated from three rows each 66 feet long and 2^ feet apart. 



Turnips — Test of Varieties. 



Nan:e of Variety. 



Prize Winner 



Prize Purple Top 



Selected Purple Top . . . 



East Lothian .... 



Halewood's Bronze Top 



Hartley's Bronze 



Skirvings 



Tumbo or Monarch 



jiant King 



Marquis of Lome 



Carter's Elephant 



Hall's Westbury 



Mammoth Clyde 



Perfection Swede 



Bangholm Selected . . . 

 Champion Purple Top. 



Sutton's Champion 



Shamrock Purple Top.. 



Yield per acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



49 

 58 

 47 

 00 

 51 

 50 

 49 

 51 

 47 

 52 

 48 

 48 

 44 

 50 

 46 

 45 

 42 

 40 



1,000 



160 



600 



384 



80 



1,376 



1,264 



1,400 



840 



1,600 



1,504 



800 



880 



1,376 



840 



200 



1,360 



960 



Yield per acre. 

 2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



1,650 

 1,936 

 1,576 

 2,006 

 1,701 

 1,689 

 1,654 

 1,723 

 1,580 

 1,700 

 1,625 

 1,613 

 1,481 

 1,689 

 1,547 

 1,503 

 1,422 

 1,309 



40 

 24 

 20 

 30 

 24 

 20 

 40 



4 

 20 

 20 

 36 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 20 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANGELS. 



Eighteen varieties of mangels were tested along side the turnips, in similar loamy 

 soil, the conditions in every respect being practically the same. These also show the 

 advantage of early sowing. 



All the roots this season are smooth, even, and remarkably free from prongs, or 

 long neck. The yields are made up from the produce of three rows, each 66 feet long, 

 and two feet and a half apart. 



Two sowings were made, the first on the 24th of Api'il, the second on the 8th of 

 May, and the roots from both were pulled on the 15th of October. 



