874 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 

 OTHER KINDS OF VEGETABLES. 



BEANS. 



The young bean plants were frosted on July 16, making reseeding necessary. 

 Before the frosts of early September seven varieties were sufficiently advanced for 

 table use. The Wardwell I^^idney Wax proved to be the most tender, and to have the 

 best flavour. 



BEETS. 



Only a medium crop of beets was harvested. Six varieties were grown, the Ruby 

 Dulcet leading in point of yield, with Eclipse second, and Crosby Egyptian third. 



CABBAGE. 



Ten varieties of cabbage were grown; of these, Nofalt gave the best crop, with 

 Copenhagen Market second. Early Jersey Wakefield, and Paris Market were the first 

 fit for use. Danish Delicatesse gave the heaviest yield of the red varieties. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



The Danish Giant Dryweather gave 94 per cent of good heads, with an average 

 weight of 8J pounds per head. The Early SnowbaD weighed equally well, but only 75 

 per cent of the heads developed properly. 



CARROTS. 



Of the four varieties of carrots tested, Half Long Chantenay, and Early Scarlet 

 Horn yielded equally well. In the cooking test Improved Danvers Half Long sur- 

 passed all others, having an unusually sweet flavour. 



In the cultural test, to determine the best distance apart to grow carrots, it was 

 found that thinning the plants to li inches apart in the row gave heavier yields than 

 wider spacing. The roots from wider distances were more shapely however. 



CORN. 



Owing to the cool weather of the early summer months, and to the early Septem- 

 ber frosts, only the following three varieties of corn reached the roasting stage, White 

 Squaw, Extra Early Adams, and Malakoff. 



LETTUCE. 



The cool, moist weather of the early summer was particularly favourable to let- 

 tuce, the several varieties tested continuing fresh and crisp for a lengthy season. Giant 

 Crystal Head was one of the best varieties for table use, being crisp and tender, and of 

 excellent flavour. Hanson Improved was also of good quality. 



ONIONS. 



The test with onions included thirteen varieties. Owing to the unusually severe 

 frosts in early September, some of the late maturing varieties did not yield as well as 

 was expected. Red Globe gave the heaviest crop, with Dark Red Beauty second. Out 

 of three varieties of pickling onions tested, White Early Barletta yielded the best crop. 

 Extra Early Red had the lowest percentage of thick-necks, with large Red Wethers- 

 field having the highest. , 



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