DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



721 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CARROTS. 



Thinning experiments witli the Chanteuay variety of carrots were conducted to 

 determine if possible the proper distance at which to grow them. To this end they 

 were planted in rows 30 inches apart and were thinned to U, 2, and 3 inches. One 

 hundred feet of row was taken and the following yields obtained : — 



Thinned to li inches 31 lb 



2 " :::::::;::;;:: 42 m: 



3 " 47 lb. 



BEETS. 



A similar experiment with beets was conducted, the variety Early Model being 

 ,used, and the plants thinned to 2, 3, and 4 inches apart. With a lOO-foot row the 

 yields were : — 



Thinned to 2 inches 31 lb 



3 " 32 lb.' 



4 " 20 lb. 



I 



PARSNIPS. 



An exactly similar experiment with par.snips, Hollow Crown variety, resulted in: 



Thinned to 2 inches 25 lb. 



3 " 30 lb. 



4 " 40 lb. 



in all of the vegetable cultural experiments the effects of the season and other 

 reasons prevent the drawing of any definite conclusions. The experiments will be 

 continued for the next few years after which some reliable and valuable conclusions 

 should be drawn. 



POTATOES. 



Experiments were conducted with seventeen varieties of potatoes in duplicate plots. 

 These were located in the commercial orchard. The land was a medium clay loam, 

 which received an application of barnyard manure at the rate of 20 tons per acre. 

 Sets were planted 12 inches apart in rows 30 inches apart. Each plot occupied Vioo of an 

 acre. The potatoes were planted on June 19 and harvested on September 29. During 

 the season they received four cultivations and two hoeings. 



The following results were obtained : — 



Potatoes. — Test of Varieties. 



Variety 



1st plot yield 

 per acre. 



2nd plot yield 

 per acre. 



Average yield 

 per acre. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



Wee McGregor 



Carman No. 1 



Irish Cobbler 



Rawlings Kidney 



King Edward 



Morgan Seedling 



Late Puritan 



Empire State 



Early Rose 



Rochester Rose 



Dalmeny Beauty 



Everett 



Reeves Ro.se 



Vick Extra Early 



Green Mountain 



Bugless and Blightless 

 Gold Coin 



Bush. 

 321 

 270 

 295 

 298 

 235 

 266 

 313 

 298 

 228 

 2.55 

 L'-O 

 311 

 2.58 

 308 

 320 

 2G1 

 278 



lb. 

 40 



20 



40 

 20 

 20 

 20 



40 

 20 

 20 



40 

 20 



Bush. 

 341 

 306 

 328 

 278 

 296 

 266 

 258 

 241 

 291 

 283 

 188 

 328 

 305 

 316 



lb. 



40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 20 



40 



258 



20 



Bush. 

 331 



228 

 311 

 283 

 265 

 266 

 285 

 270 

 260 

 269 

 169 

 320 

 281 

 312 



lb. 



40 



20 



40 



20 



50 



40 



50 



10 

 10 



40 

 20 



268 



20 



Nappai*. 



