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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SUGAR BEETS. 



Six varieties of these roots were sown in sandy loam which had received a dressing 

 of stable manure early in the spring of 1896, and had produced a crop of carrots that 

 year. 



The land was ploughed early in the spring and harrowed several times at short 

 intervals to start and kill the weed seeds. Two sowings were made, the first on the 26th 

 of April and the second on the 10th of May. The seed was sown in drills 2^ feet apart 

 and the plants thinned to about 6 inches in the row. The growth was even and 

 uniform and the roots from both sowings were pulled on the 15th of October. 



The following table of weights per acre is calculated from the produce of three rows. 



each 66 feet long. 



Sugar Beets — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Wanzleben 



Danish Improved . . . , 



Red Top Sugar 



Danish Red Top. . . 

 Improved Imperial . 

 Vilmorin's Improved 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Ist Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



14 

 14 

 12 

 14 

 13 

 13 



1,040 

 952 



1,080 

 600 



1,720 

 400 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



1st Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



484 



482 32 



418 



476 40 



462 



440 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Tons. Lbs. 



13 

 13 

 15 

 13 

 13 

 12 



1,456 

 1,104 

 800 

 400 

 1,280 

 1,520 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



2nd Plot. 



Bush. Lbs. 



457 

 451 

 613 

 440 

 454 

 425 



36 



44 

 20 



40 

 20 



EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES. 



One hundred and eleven varieties of potatoes were planted in a strong clay loam, 

 that had been in small fruits for several years. 



Some varieties suffered slightly from rot, but the yield has been very fair in every 

 case, and the quality of most varieties very good. They were planted from the 4th to 

 the 28th of May, and dug from the 18th to the 25th of September. 



Potatoes — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Clay Rose . . 



American Wonder, 

 Irish Daisy 

 Brownell's Winner 

 Abundance Late . . 



Late Puritan 



Seedling No. 7 . . . 



Early Sunrise 



Early Puritan 



Clarke's No. 1 



Prize Taker 



Rose No. 9 



Total 



Yield per 



Acre. 



633 

 598 

 591 

 563 

 550 

 536 

 535 

 528 

 528 

 528 

 528 

 513 



1-5 

 36 

 24 

 36 

 12 



48 

 20 



20 



Yield 

 per Acre 



of 

 Sound. 



3 



pa 

 633 

 598 

 562 

 563 

 550 

 510 

 535 

 528 

 528 

 528 

 528 

 513 



.a 



36 

 24 



12 



20 



20 



Yield 

 per Acre 



of 

 Rotten. 



None . . . . 



29 36' 

 None 



26 '48' 

 None 



Yield 

 per Acre 

 of Market- 

 able. 



Yield 

 per Acre 

 of Unmar- 

 ketable. 



3 

 « 



612 

 538 

 506 

 506 

 527 

 458 

 481 

 475 

 473 

 448 

 396 

 460 



J3 



54 



30 

 30 



40 



48 

 20 



3 



21 

 59 

 56 

 56 

 22 

 52 

 53 

 53 

 55 

 79 

 132 

 53 



.a 

 iJ 

 36 

 30 



42 

 30 



40 



12 



Form and Colour. 



Long pink. 

 II white. 



II M 



Long flat red. 

 Round white. 

 Long white. 

 Long red. 



II pink. 



M white. 



II pink. 



II red. 



