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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



Beets. — Were sown in rows 30 feet long on April 28, thinned June 8, and were 

 ready for use on July 17. 



Variety. 



Remarks. 



1 . Ruby Dulcet ■. 



2. Rennie Cardinal Globe 



3. Eclipse 



4. New Meteor 



5. New Early Black Red Ball 



6. Crosby Egyptian 



Rather large, but clean rooted. 



Large and coarse. 



Rather coarse. 



Good shape medium size and clean 



rooted . 

 Good shape, medium size 

 Large coarse. 



Brussels Sprouts. — " Dwarf Improved " were again tested and gave excellent 

 results. 



Cabhages. — Eleven verieties were tested being sown in the open on May 3. All 

 varieties germinated well but they were soon affected with Oabbage Maggot. '" Paris 

 Market " was the earliest as well as one of the best v-arieties grown, being ready for 

 use by July 22 and followed on the 28th by the Early Jersey Wakefield. Three other 

 varieties which did well were Fottler Improved, Flat Swedish and Danish Delicatesse. 



Variety. 



1 . Fottler Improved 



2. Improved Amager Danish Round Head 



3. Extra Amager Danish Roundhead 



4. Flat Swedish 



5. Danish Summer Ballhead 



6. Copenhagen Market 



7. Paris Market 



8. Early -Jersey Wakefield 



9. Nofalt 



Danish Delicatesse and Danish Stonehead, two varieties of pickling cabbage, both 

 did well. 



Cauliflotver. — Three varieties, Danish Giant, Early Dwarf Erfurt and Snowball 

 were tested. They were sown in hotbed March 31, removed to cold frame April 19, 

 planted in open May 6, and were all ready for use on July 1. 



Carrots. — All four varieties tested wore very good, especially Half Long Chantenay 

 ■which yielded a remarkably uniform crop of clean straight roots. They were sown 

 April 27 and thinned June IS and gave the following yield to the 30-foot-row. 



Pounds. 



1. Improved Danvers 56 



2. Improved Nantes 46 



3. Half Long Cliantenay 100 



4. Early Scarlet Horn 44 



Celery. — Seven varieties were sown in the hotbed March 29, and planted out on 

 June 12. Paris Golden Yellow was the earliest and the best variety grown. White 

 Plume and French Success also giving excellent results. 



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