718 



EXl'ERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



CARROTS. 



Four varieties of carrots were sown on June 16 in rows 33J feet long and thinned to 

 It inches. The following results were obtained: — 



No. 



275 

 274 

 272 

 27.3 



Name. 



Early Scarlet Horn 



Half Long Chantenay 



Improved Danvers Half Long, 

 Improved Nantes 



Harvested . 



October 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



Shape. 



ixing 



Half long.. 

 Half Long. 

 Half Long. 



Quality. 



Good 



Good.... 

 Medium. 

 Medium. 



Weight 

 when pulled 



lb. 

 60 

 51 

 41 

 .30 



CUCUMBERS. 



Five varieties of cucumbers were planted on June 17 in hills. The hills were a 

 sufficient distance apart to prevent the intermingling of the vines. .Yields were obtained 

 from all but White Spine (298). The following are the results obtained: — 



Eight varieties of turnips were sown for table use on June 16, in rows 33J feet 

 long and 30 inches apart. They were thinned to 12 inches apart. The yields were as 

 follows : — 



353 



354 

 348 

 352 

 3.50 

 349 

 351 

 355 



Carter Invicta 



Sutton Purple Top. . . . 



Best of All 



Favorite 



Bangholm Purple Top 

 Wcstbury Purple Top. 



Hall Purple Top 



Skirving Purple Top. . 



Yield, 

 lb. 



107 

 100 



98 



951 



91 



73 



52 



51 



The results obtained from 'artichokes, Brussels sprouts, celery, corn, peppers, 

 radish, spinach and muskmelons were so poor that they were considered not worth 

 recording. Lateness of season and poor state of land were the main causes. 



CULTUR.\L EXPERIMENTS WITH VEGETABLES. 



A large number of cultural experiments with vegetables were started this year, 

 but here again many were spoiled by the season. Those from which results were 

 obtained, and the necessary details of each, are enimierated below : — 



Tomatoes. — Five experiments with tomatoes using the varieties Sunnybrook 

 Earliana and Bonny Best, 25 plants of each variety, were conducted with the following 

 results : — 



Xaitax. 



