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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



Cultural Tests. — With a view to tinding out whether sowing one variety on 

 successive dates, is a? good as sowing varieties which are ready for use on successive 

 dates if sown at the same time, the varieties Gradus, Advancer, Stratagem and Thos. 

 Laxton were f-own on Ma> 4. Later, on May 11, 18 and 25, respectively, an addi- 

 tional row of Thos. Laxton was sown. 



Peas — Cultural Test. 



Gradus 



Advancer 



Stratagem... . 

 Thos. Laxton, 



Date 

 sown. 



May 



4. 



4 



4. 



4. 

 11. 

 18. 

 25. 



Yield of Green Peas, 25 ft Row. 



First Picking. Second Picking 



Date. 

 July 28. 

 " 30. 

 Aug. 10. 

 July 26.. 

 Aug. 3. 

 6. 



lb. 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 1 



lb. 



2 



3 

 

 1 

 

 

 



oz. 

 4 

 8 

 

 9 



12 

 

 



Yield of ripe 

 peas from 

 25-ft. Row 

 (Threshed) 



Lb. 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 3 



oz. 

 6 

 4 

 12 



12 



6 



Total. 

 Yield 60-ft. 



lb. 

 9 

 11 

 9 

 8 

 7 

 5 

 •1 



oz, 



10 

 12 

 12 

 13 



8 



7 

 11 



The above table shows that both in length of season and in yield of peas, the 

 sowing of four varieties varying in season from very early to late, gave better results 

 than successive sowings of one early variety. 



Home-groiun Seed. — Home-grown seed of two varieties of peas was sown in a com- 

 parative test with purchased seed. In both cases earlier development of the former 

 was the result. With American Wonder, home-grown seed produced peas ready for 

 use on July 23 as compared with July 28 for the purchased seed. With Reliance, 

 July 30 and August 2 were the dates on which the peas were ready, the earlier dates 

 being those from the home-grown seed. Yield and quality appeared to be equal from 

 both sources of seed. 



PUMPKINS, MARROWS, SQUASHES. 



Pumpkins, marrows, and squashes were sown on June 9, and made very favourable 

 progress until August 24 when the whole crop was damaged by frost. Succeeding 

 frosts killed the vines entirely. There are therefore, no experimental data on these 

 vegetables for this season. 



RADISH. 



• One variety of radish was sown on April 27. The leaves were touched by late 

 Bpring frosts, but the yield was a good average. No attempt was made at successive 

 sowings. 



Brandon. 



