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EXPEmME'l:(TAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



followed in 1915 except that the plants were started later, and a duplicate set of plots 

 was seeded in the open ground. The outside seeded plants made fair gTowth and 

 were ready for market about one month later than plants started under glass; they 

 were, however, very uneven from not having been thinned to a proper distance apart, 

 and records of the weight of heads were not secured. It is very important that the 

 plants be thinned early to 6 inches apart in the row if good marketable heads are to 

 be secured. 



Lettuce plants started under glass if well hardened off can be set in the open 

 ground as early as the ground can be prepared. The seed should be sown 5 weeks 

 before planting out to secure well-developed plants. Lettuce seed should be sown in 

 the field as early as the ground can be worked and the earlier the seeding the earlier 

 will marketable heads be obtained. 



The two varieties Red edged Victoria and Rousseau Blond were not satisfactory 

 and went to seed early. The All Heart variety is very compact and does not go to 

 seed as quickly as some of the other varieties. Hanson Improved is also a fine variety 

 of good quality. The Iceberg and Giant .Crystal Head form a large head but are not 

 as compact as the other. These are all cabbage head varieties and are considered 

 desirable in the order named. The Grand Rapids is the best open head variety. 



The following table gives the time of planting, when fit for market, and the 

 averag* weight per head: — 



V^ariety. 



Grand Rapids 



Grand Rapids 



Hanson Improved 



Hanson Improved 



Simpson, Black Seeded. 

 Simpson, Black Seeded. 



Iceberg 



Iceberg 



All Heart 



All Heart 



Giant Crystal Head.. . . 

 Giant Crystal Head.. . . 

 Dark Green Capucine... 

 Dark Green Capucine... 



Unrivalled 



Unrivalled 



Red Edged Victoria 



Red Edged Victoria .... 

 Rous jcau Blond 



Grand Rapids 



Hanson Improved 



Simpson, Black-Seeded. 



Iceberg 



All Heart 



Giant Crystal Head 



Date of 

 sowing. 



1914. 



Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 

 May 

 Mar. 



28.. 

 14.. 

 28.. 

 14.. 

 28,. 

 14.. 

 28.. 

 14.. 

 28.. 

 14.. 

 28.. 

 14.. 

 28.. 

 14.. 

 28.. 

 14 . 

 28.. 

 14.. 

 28.. 



1915. 



Apr. 5. 

 " 5. 

 " 5. 

 " 5. 

 " 5. 

 " 5. 



Date of 

 pricking out. 



April 14. 

 April 14 



April 14. 

 April 14. 



April 14. 

 April 14. 



April 14. 

 April' 14! 



April 14. 

 April' ii! 



Apr. 17. 

 " 17. 

 " 17. 

 " 17. 

 " 17. 

 " 17. 



When 



planted to 



field. 



May 9. 



May 9. 

 May 9. 



May 9 . 

 May 9. 



May 9 . 

 May 9. 



May 9. 

 May 9. 



When fit for Market 

 and a^'erage 

 weight per head. 



lb. 



July 2 



Aug. 4 



July 2 



Aug. 5 



June 27 



Aug. 5 



June 27 



Aug. 5 



June 27 



July 28 



July 2 



.-Vug. 5 



July 18 



Aug. 5 



July 2 



Aug. 5 



July 2 



3 

 15 



2 

 13 

 15 



15 



15 



13 



5 



6 



4 



2 



14 



11 



13 



July 2 



10 



June 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



10 

 10 

 8 

 9 

 7 

 6 



EARLY CABBAGE. 



Five varieties of early cabbage were seeded on March 25 and April 15, in flats in 

 the greenhouse, and these were later transplanted into flats on April 10 and April 27, 

 and set in the open ground May 8 and June 10. The lot set in the open ground on 



Kent\7lle. 



