DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



951 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Test of Yakieties. — Pumpkins^ Watermelon, Squash, Cucumber. 



Varirtv. 



Puiupkin, Sweet as Sugar 



" Jumbo 



" Large Field 



Watermelon, Red Citron 



Muskmelon, Earliest ripe 



" Imp. Rocky Ford 



Squash White Bush Marrow 



" White Bush Scallop 



" Delicious 



" Long White Veget^able Marrow 



" Golden Hubbard 



" Summer Crookneck 



" Delicata 



Cucumber Extra Early Russian 



" Peerless Imp. White Spine.. 



" Cool and Crisp 



" Davis Perfect 



" Giant Pera 



" Fordhook Famous 



" Prize Pickle 



Date of 

 Seeding. 



May 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



12. 



Number 

 of Hills. 



Date of 



bloom . 



3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 



June 13. 

 16. 

 12. 



17. 

 20. 

 20. 



Ready 



to use. 



Oct. 



7.. 

 7.. 

 7.. 

 7.. 

 7.. 

 7.. 

 12. 1 June 31. 



I 



12 

 26. 

 6 

 21. 

 20. 

 31. 

 12. 

 12. 

 12. 

 12. 

 12. 

 12. 

 12. 



July 14. 

 Sept. 11.. 

 June 31. . 

 Sept. 11.. 

 Julv 14.. 

 Sept. 11.. 

 July 7.. 

 " 14.. 



" 14. 



" 14. 



" 14. . 



" 14.. 



" 28.. 



Yield. 



lb. 

 88 

 50 

 49 

 34 



4 



7 



75 

 61 

 21 

 80 



8 

 27 

 24 

 11 

 11 

 12 



8 

 17 



oz. 

 4 

 8 



8 

 8 

 12 



4 



3 

 12 



7 



3 



3 



8 



2 

 12 



4 

 12 



5 

 10 



Cultural Experiments. — Thinning to different distances with Carrots, Beets and 



Parsnips. 



Name. 



Date Length 

 Seeded of row. 



Chantenay Carrot 



it 

 it 



Early Model Beet 



it 



it 

 Hollow Crown Parsnip, 



Feet. 

 331 

 33i 

 33i 

 33i 

 33i 

 33^ 

 33i 

 33i 

 33^ 



Thinned. 



Inches. 



H 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 3 

 4 



Ready 

 to use. 



Yield. 



lb. 

 43 

 42 

 33 

 40 

 50 

 36 

 20 

 20 

 16 



oz. 

 8 

 4 

 4 



Remarks. 



jYery desirable. 



I Little too large. 



iVery fine, best shape, firm. 



[Smooth, most uniform. 



i Firm and of good appearence. 



Experiments with Drought-resisting Lettuce — to find which variety keeps in 



marketable condition longest. 



Name. 



Dreer All Heart. . . . 



Iceberg 



Imp. Hanson 



Grand Rapids 



Giant Crystal Head 



10—64 



Date of 

 Seeding. 



April 17. 

 ' 17. 

 ' 17. 

 ' 17. 

 ' 17. 



Length 

 of row. 



Feet. 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 



Ready to 



use. 



June 29. 

 July 2. 

 June 30. 

 22. 

 July 2.. 



Commence 

 to seed. 



July 20 



Aug. 10 



Aug. 3 



July 26 



Aug. 6 



Sidney. 



