EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



373 



eveul}- divided between Meyer's Frederickswerther Elite and Jaenscbe's 

 Victrix, botb. from bome-grown seed. Four sample beets to be tested 

 for sugar were sbipped October 17 to tbe Micbigan Experiment Sta- 

 tion, and a like number v.ere sbipped on tbe same day to the Menominee 

 River Sugar Co. 



The tests and tbe yields are sbown in tbe following table: 



Varieties. 



Jaensche's Victrix 



Meyer's Frederickswerther Elite 

 Jaensehe's Victrix 



Origin of seed. 



Home grown. 

 Home grown. 

 Home grown. 

 Imported.. .. 



Weight of 

 beets when 

 shipped to 



3 . 

 o o 



24 

 21i 

 30 

 22 



s a 

 ceo g 

 .2 Eo 



23^ 



27 

 28 

 32 



Weight of 

 beets when 

 received by 



Sugar content 

 at 



> 



s . 



a> o 



'" rt '^ 

 o SPS 



gc20 



23i 

 21 

 29 

 21§ 



0.0 



P o z; 



:s so 



(U o 



c gi 



14.7 

 13.3 

 14.4 

 13.3 



0.0 



ctn 



Yield Yield 

 of plots per acre 



in lbs. 



in lbs. 



16.1\ 

 15.1/ 

 15.9 

 15.9 



910 i 36,400 



940 

 1,540 



37,600 

 30,800 



As related in Special Bulletin No. 31, page 20, tbe motber beets 

 from wbicb the boiiK^-grown seed was obtained, were grown in 1903, left 

 undisturbed over winter and allowed to grow seed in 1904. As no 

 means are at band for testing sucb motber beets, tbe fact tbat tbe beets 

 wbicb were raised from tbeir seed tested somewbat bigber tban tbe 

 beets from tbe imported seed, may therefore be considered accidental. 

 Tbe thriftier growth and much larger yield of tbe beets from bome- 

 grown seed are sufficiently conspicuous, however, for anticipating re- 

 sults of more than average importance should this station be provided 

 with the necessary means for tbe systematic growing of beet seed. 



CARROTS. TURNIPS AND SUNDRY ROOTS. 



The very large yields of former years were exceeded during the pres- 

 ent season by nearly all varieties except tbe table beets Avhich were more 

 or less damaged by scab, tbe Improved Long Dark Blood variety being 

 an exception, and tbe immunity, if existing, being no doubt due to the 

 fact tbat these beets grow mangel fashion, i. e., parti}' above ground. 

 Observations with the other varieties showed tbat the point of attack 

 begins at the base of the leaf stalks which, being close to tbe ground, 

 afford more favorable moisture conditions for the development of the 

 scab fungus. Of the other root crops, tbe Rutabaga is generally con- 

 sidered the most important in this region, not so much on account of 

 the large yield, as on account of tbe better keeping quality, and especially 

 on account of the large quantities which are in demand for table use 

 in camps and mills. Practically all the known varieties have been tested 

 during the past six years and none has been found wbicb would answer 

 the description of a perfect root for table use. Fine grained flesh, a 

 perceptible amount of sweetness, medium size, perfect form and smooth 

 skin are all more nearly combined in Carter's Hardy, heretofore tested, 



