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(2) Grown from young plants started iu the hotbed and transplanted to the open 

 ground after the danger of frost injury was past. The seed was sown in the hotbed 

 April 12, pricked out the 28th of the same month and transplanted into rows 100 

 feet long, 12 inches apart and 3 inches apart in rows on June 9. 



There was very little difference in the yield of these two varieties. However, the 

 difference was in favour of the Extra Early Red. 



It was noted that the onions grown from the seed sown in the open ground gave 

 better results than those started in the hotbed and transplanted. 



(3) Through an oversight the experiment with sets was not planted. 



(4) Growing onion sets (two varieties). Yellow Globe Danvers and Large Red 

 Wethersfield were used. 



The seed was sown in the open May 7, in rows 100 feet long, 12 inches apart, at the 

 rate of 2<K) seeds per foot. This work was a great success. Yellow Globe Danvers 

 yielded 3'9 lbs. of small onions from the row of which fully 45 per cent were of the 

 desired size, one-half to one-quarter inch in diameter. Large Red Wethersfield yielded 

 58 pounds of which 40 per cent were of the desired size. 



(5) Control of the Onion Root Maggot {Phorhia ceparum). The onion root 

 maggot did some damage to the crop but nothing serious. Carbolic emrilsion and 

 hellebore and water were applied; however, the results were negative with both 

 preparations. 



(6) Fall versus spring preparation of the soil was not tried. 



(7) Onion seed was sown August 11, 1915, the results of which will be recorded 

 later. Two varieties were used. Extra Early Red and Giant Prize Taker. 



Variety Test. 



Very satisfactory results were obtained from the eight varieties of onions in the 

 variety test as per the following table. These were planted in rows 100 feet long, 

 12 inches apart, and 3 inches apart in the row. 



Variety. 



Extra Early Red 



Giant Red Wethersfield, 



Red Globe 



White Globe 



Yellow Globe Danvers.. 



Dark Red Beauty 



Yellow Globe 



Red Wethersfield 



Colour. 



Red. 



Quality. 



Good. 



Weight. 



Lb. 



33 



30 

 27 

 23 

 20 

 20 

 19 

 17 



CABBAGE. 



Ten varieties of cabbage were tried in the variety test. The seed was sown in the 

 hotbed April 10, pricked out May 18 and transplanted to the open ground June 2. 

 Two fifty-foot rows of each variety were planted 30 inches apart and the plants 24 

 Inches apart in the rows. 



The plants used in this experiment were seriously damaged by cutworms, so that 

 very unsatisfactory results were obtained from the test. 



The following are the varieties: Early Jersey Wake^eld, Paris Market, Danish 

 Summer Railhead, Nofalt, Fottler Improved Brunswick, Amager Danish Roundhead, 

 Red Danish Stonehead and Red Danish Delicatesse. 



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