S46 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



Cabbage — Test of Varieties. 



Name. 



Improved Paris Market. 

 Early Jersey Wakefield.. 



Copenhagen Market 



Nofalt. 



Danish Summer Ballhead 



Flat Swedish _ 



Improved Amager Danish Roundhead. 



Extra Amager Danish Ballhead 



Fottler Improved Brunswick : . . 



Red Danish Delicatesse 



Red Danish Stonehead 



Dat« of 



seeding. 



April 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



" 29 



No. of 



plants set. 



40 

 40 

 40 

 SO 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 



Ready to 

 use. 



Sept. 

 Oct. 



Aug. 26. 

 " 26. 

 26. 

 7. 

 16. 

 " 16. 

 " 16. 

 " 16. 

 Sept. 27. 

 Oct. 16. 

 " 16. 



Weight of 

 10 Heads. 



lb. 



19 



22§ 



30 



27 



80 



80 



80 



80- 



70 



45 



Tomatoes. — Variety test — Pruned to one stem (Jersey System). 



Name. 



Source of 

 Seed. 



Extremely Early 



Chalks Early Jewel 



Jack Rose 



Florida Special 



Sunnybrook Earliana... , 

 Earliest Round XXX.. 



Prosperity ._. . . • 



N. Adironack Earliana. 



Alacrity 



Extra Early Wealthy... 



Prosperitj' 



N. Adironack Earliana. 

 Chalks Early Jewel — 



Bonny Best 



Round Scarlet XXX... 



Jack Rose 



P'lorida Special 



Alacrity 



Home Grown. 



12aC.E.F... 

 HaC.E.F... 

 loaC.E.F... 

 12bC.E.F... 

 HbC.E.F... 

 2.3bC.E.F... 



Date of 



seedincr. 



.A.pril 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 

 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



' 10 



' 10 

 10 



' 10 



' 10 



' 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



" 10 



Date of 

 plant- 

 ing. 



May 17 

 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 

 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



' 17 



" 17 



Num- 

 ber of 

 Plants. 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



Date of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Aug. 



July 

 Aug. 



9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 



12 

 9 

 9 



12 

 2 



31 



14 

 9 

 9 



14 

 6 



10 

 3 

 3 



Date of 



last 

 picking 



Oct. 



Yield 

 Ripe. 



lb. 

 20 

 21 

 18 

 28 

 13 

 18 

 20 

 25 

 25 

 13 

 17 

 15 

 19 

 15 

 14 

 23 

 29 

 20 

 8 

 17 

 17 

 29 

 22 



oz. 



1 

 11 

 11 



1 



4 



4 



3 

 15 

 13 

 14 



4 



4 



10 



5 



12 



15 



5 



lb. oz. 

 6 13 



Yield 

 Green. 



12 

 5 



10 

 3 

 9 

 7 

 9 

 7 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 7 

 4 

 7 



16 

 8 

 7 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 7 

 7 



1 

 12 



io 



8 

 10 



U 



7 



Tomatoes.— Methods of starting plants — Plants raised in cold frame. 

 Transplanted once in cold frame 3 inches hy S inches and then planted into the field. 



Name. 



Sunnybrook Earliana. 

 Bonny Best 



Date 

 seeded 



Date 

 Trans- 

 planted 



April 16 May 

 " 16 " 



Date 



planted 

 in field. 



June 17 

 " 17 



Date of 



Ripen- 

 ing. 



No. of 



Plants. 



Aug. 25 

 " 27 



25 

 25 



Yield 

 Ripe. 



lb. 

 93 

 44 



oz, 

 6 



Yield 



Green. 



lb. 



76 



171 



Total. 



lb. oz. 

 169 6 

 215 .. 



Sidney, 



