762 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 

 . ' CABBAGE. 



Eight varieties of cabbage were under test, eacb variety gave good results. They 



are listed below in order 'of maturity, the last three being ready at the same time. 



Copenhagen Market is very little later than Early Jersey Wakefield and produces much 



better heads. 



Paris Market. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. 



Copenhagen Market. 



Danish Summer Ballhead. 



Fottler Improved Brunswick. 



Flat Swedish. 



Extra Amager Danish Eoundhead. 



Improved Amager Danish Roundhead. 



CARROTS. 



Four varieties of carrots were grown, the half long type being the most desirable. 



Yield per acre, 

 tons. lb. 



Half Long Chantenay 18 1.224 



Improved Nantes 16 208 



Improved Danvers Half Long 14 1,5G8 



Early Scarlet Horn 11 968 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Cauliflowers have been uniformly good for the past three years. This season a few 

 heads were attacked by soft rot. The following three varieties were grown. Early snow- 

 ball, Extra Selected Early Dwarf Erfurt and Danish Giant Dryweather. . 



CELERY. 



Seveii varieties of celery were under test and the following tables show the results 



obtained. 



Yield per acre 



■tons. lb. 



Giant Pascal ". . .. 34 1,520 



Winter Queen 21 240 



Evans Triumph". 20 1,800 



Noll Magnificent .- 19 1,600 



Paris Golden Yellow 19 280 



White Plume 18 960 



French Success 16 120 



CORK. 



Fifteen varieties of corn were tested, ten hills of each variety were planted, 3 



feet apart each way. 



No. of cobs 



produced from 



ten hills. 



Early Dawn 68 



Metropolitan Sweet 60 



Astor 58 



Golden Bantam 47 



Early Iowa 4 5 



Ex. Early Adams 43 



Pocahontas Sweet.. 41 



Stowell Evergreen 41 



Perkins Extra Early Market 39 



Early Malakoff 38 



Early Fordhook.' 38 



Early Malcolm _ 33 



Early Evergreen .' 29 



Country Gentleman 14 



Black Mexican Failed to mature. 



Frederictox. 



