652 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



Prom the results obtained, both Gradus and Thos. Laxton planted on the Sth of 

 May, gave green peas on the Sth of July. The Gradus gave green i)eas from the Sth to 

 22nd of July; McLean'Advancer f rom the 16th to the 19th of July, Stratagem from the 

 23rd of July to the 2nd of August. Therefore, for these three varieties of peas, all 

 planted the same day, the season commenced the 8th of July and continued until the 

 2nd of August, with pickings on the Sth, IMh, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 29th, 30th of 

 July and 2nd of August, making nine pickings in all, covering a period of twenty-five 

 days. 



As before stated, the Thos. Laxton, planted on the Sth of May, gave its first picking 

 on the Sth of July and continued pickings until 24th of July. Thos. Laxton planted 

 May 15 was in season from July 15 to July 24. Thos. Laxton planted May 22 yielded 

 from July 15 to July 26, and Thos. Laxton planted May 29 yielded from July 20 to 

 July 28, making a season for these four plantings at different dates from July 8 to 

 July 28, or in other words, a season covering a period of twenty days, with nine pick- 

 ings, viz. : July 8, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26 and 28. 



Comparing the results from the two different lots, it appears that both gave the 

 same number of pickings, but that the three varieties of different seasons gave a longer 

 season by five days than did the four plantings of Thos. Laxton. Another interesting 

 point brought out was that the earliest planting of Thos. Laxton gave the largest yield 

 of the four plantings, the second planting the second largest yield, the third planting 

 the third largest yield and the last planting the smallest yield. From all this it wotild 

 appear, therefore, that to obtain a succession of green peas, with the maximum yield 

 and the least trouble, it is better to plant three or more varieties of different seasons at 

 the same time than to make a continuous number of plantings extended over a lonsg 

 period. 



GREEN BEANS, 



A comparison of the relative advantages of a succession of varieties of different seasons 

 with the same variety planted at intervals of a weeh apart for four weeTcs. 



This experiment is very similar to the one referred to under green peas, the object 

 of the experiment being to decide whether or not the same variety should be planted 

 at intervals to obtain a succession of crop, or whether a number of varieties of different 

 seasons would give this result in a more satisfactory manner. In the case of green 

 peas, the result of the experiment showed that a number of varieties of different seasons, 

 planted on the same day, gave a longer succession of crop than the one variety planted 

 at intervals. In this experiment the results are very similar. Four varieties of beans 

 were used, viz.: Stringless Green Pod, Extra Early Red Valentine, Refugee or 1,000 

 to 1 and Round Pod Kidney, the Round Pod Kidney being the one planted at intervals 

 of a week apart for four plantings. The first three varieties were planted on May 25, 

 as was also the first planting of Round Pod Kidney. Subsequent plantings of Round 

 Pod Kidney were made on June 1, June 8 and June 15. The first green beans were 

 picked from Stringless Green Pod on the 19th of July., The three varieties of different 

 seasons gave pickings from July 19 to August 31, a season of forty-three days. The 

 four plantings of Round Pod Kidney gave the first picking on July 28 and continued 

 in season until the 3rd of September, a season of thirty-five days. This shows a longer 

 season in favour of the three varieties, their season being longer by eight days. In 

 matter of yield, the Round Pod Kidney, during its early plantings, gave the largest 

 yields, but the later plantings fell off very materially in this respect. This experiment 

 goes to show, therefore, that for a continuous crop of string beans, it is far better to 

 plant three or four varieties of different seasons on the same date, than to rely on 

 successive plantings of a single variety. 



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