DIVISION OF HORTICVLTUEE 



895 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



VEGETABLES. 



The season was favourable to the production of a good yield of most vegetables 

 and the quality has been fully up to the usually high standard of this class of crop 

 in Western Canada. 



BEANS. 



A fairly large number of varieties of beans were grown, the seed being sown in 

 the open on May 31. The yields shown are from one row 30 feet in length. The 

 dates when the different varieties were ready for the table are also given, together 

 with the average (when available) for the past five years : — 



Refugee or 1000 to 1 ... . 

 Extra Early Valentine. 

 Extra Early Refugee . . . 



Bountiful 



Fordhook Favourite. . . 

 Ward well Kidney Wax. 

 Grennell Rustless Wax. 

 ^'^alentine Wax 



Variety. 



Ready 

 for 

 use. 



Aug. 



18. 

 15. 

 16. 

 18. 

 18. 

 13. 

 18. 

 16. 



1915. 



lb. 



43 



20 



17 



14 



10 



7 



6 



5 



oz. 



3 

 4 

 8 

 

 9 

 

 10 

 1 



Average 



for 5 



years. 



lb. 



15 



15 

 26 



9 



12 

 11 



oz. 

 03 



151 



12 



An experiment similar to that carried on with peas was conducted with beans. 

 Stringless Green Pod, Refugee or 1,000 to 1, Early Red Valentine and Round Pod 

 Kidney were sown April 19 and at intervals of one week up to May 10. The yield 

 from the rows first planted was 48 pounds greater than from rows sown last, which 

 is further evidence of the advisability of early planting even though the danger of 

 frost is incurred. 



BEETS. 



Six varieties of beets were sown on May 13 in rows 30 feet in length. Weather 

 conditions did not check the growth of beets as has sometimes been the case here and 

 the varieties named were ready for use on July 24. The table following shows the yield 

 for 1915, together with the average (when available) for the past five years: — 



Variety. 



Eclipse (4 year).. 



Ruby Dulcet 



Cardinal Globe.. 

 Crosby Egyptian 



New Meteor 



Black Red Ball.. 



Average 



for ii 



years. 



lb. 



80 

 65 



59 

 42 



07 

 14 



8 

 02J 



Lacombe. 



