DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Cultural Test. — An experiment was carried out to determine the best distance apart 

 for beets. Three 66-foot rows, 18 inches apart, were thinned to 2 inches, 3 inches and 4 

 inches apart in the row, respectively. The result showed that the smallest distance 

 gave the most uniform roots for table use. 



The most uniform root for table use is obtained by thinning to 2 inches apart in 

 the row. The lar^r distance gives more large, less desirable roots, and altogether more 

 waste, even if the yield per acre is somewhat higher. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



One variety, the Dwarf Improved, was grown. The seed was sown on April 3, and 

 planted out on May 25. The growth was strong enough but there was no "heart," — 

 the buds being too open. 



CABBAGE. 



This season was a good one for cabbages. The crop was good and entirely unin- 

 jured, except for an attack of the cabbage butterfly, which was quickly controlled by 

 pyrethrum powder. The following table gives the results obtained: — 



Cabbage. — Test of Varieties 



16— 56J 



Brandon. 



