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Bulletin 243. 



Table IV. Early and Late Sowing of Mangels in 1905. 



The following tables show the yields from seven varieties of mangels sown May 8, and 



g, and June 14, 190^. 



Summary of the Yields of Mangels Sown May 8 and 9, 1905. 



VARIETY. 



Chirk Castle 



Norbiton Giant 



Sutton Long Red 



Garton Long Red 



Carter Golden Tankard 



Carter Windsor Yellow Globe. . . 



Carter Red Emperor 



Average 



Summary of the Yield of Mangels Sown June 14, 1905. 

 Norbiton Giant 



Sutton Long Red 



Garton Long Red 



Chirk Castle 



Carter Golden Tankard 



Carter Windsor Yellow Globe. 



Carter Red Emperor 



Average 



From the above tables it will be seen that during 1905, as in 1904, 

 (see p. 99) sowing- mangels early in ]\Iay was much more profitable than 

 sowing the middle of June. 



The actual average yields of dry matter per acre were: 



1004, tons. 1005, tons. 



May sowing 2.4 3. 



June sowing 1.5 2.38 



Gain in favor of May sowing .9 .62 



Gain per cent 60 . 26 . 



