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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



TOMATOES. 



Nine varieties of tomatoes were sown in hotbeds on the 15th of April. They were 

 transplanted to the open on June 17 in rows 33^ feet long, the plants being 4x4 feet 

 apart. The following table gives the results : — 



No. 



359 

 3.57 

 362 

 363 

 35S 

 360 

 356 

 361 

 363 



Name. 



Bonny Best 



Rennio XXX Early Round Scarlet Skin 



Sunnybrook Strain Earliana 



AAlacrity 12B 



Line Bred Northern Adirondack Grade No. 



Johnson Jack Rose 



Bolgiano Extra Earlj' Wealthy 



Chalks Early Jewel 



BAlacrity 14B 



Fit for use Quality. 



Sept. 10 Fair. 



Sept. 15. ... 



Sept. 18. 

 Sept. 20 ' 



Yields. 



Ripe. 



lb. 

 2^ 

 3 



Green. Total 



lb. 



20 



16 



19 



18 



15^ 



14 



12 



lb. 



22J 



19 



19 



18 



16 



14 



13i 



8 



6 



OXIONS. 



Five varieties of onions were sown in hotbeds on the 23rd of March. These were 

 transplanted to the open on June 16 in rows 33i feet long. The results obtained were 

 as follows : — 



No. 



Name. 



Fit for use. 



Colour. 



Quality. 



Weight. 



318 

 314 

 317 

 316 

 315 



Large Red Wethersfield 



Red Globe 



Danvers Yellow Globe. 



Yellow Globe... 



White Globe 



Oct. 11. 



Oct. 11. 



Oct. 11. 



Oct. 11. 



Oct. 11. 



Red 



Red 



Yellow.. 

 Yellow.. 

 White.... 



Fair 

 Fair 

 Fair 

 Fair 

 Fair 



lb. 



28 



25 



23 



19J 



17 



PEAS. 



Twelve varieties of peas were sown on June 16 in single rows 33J feet long and 30 

 inches apart. "The following results were obtained: — 



No. 



336 

 331 

 337 

 335 

 328 

 327 

 330 

 332 

 326 

 333 

 3.34 

 329 



Name. 



Telephone 



Gregory Surprise 



Thos. Laxton 



Sratagem 



Sutton E.Kcelsior. 



Gradus 



Advancer 



Early Giant 



Dainty Duchess. 



The Lincoln 



Juno 



Quite Content.. . . 



Fit for use. 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 



Qualitj' 



Height. 



Inches. 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 27 

 50 

 20 

 50 

 45 

 25 

 20 

 50 



Dates and Yields. 



Aug. 13. 



Aug. 18, 



Aug. 23. 



lb. 



6^ 



n 



6 



7 



'4" 

 3 



Aug. 29, 



lb. 

 4 



4 



2 



2i 



li 



Total 



of green 



peas in 



pod. 



171 



16 

 15 

 14 

 12 

 12 

 10 



9J 



9 



7i 



6J 



Nappan. 



