98 Bulletin 243. 



Table I. General Crop of Roots, 1904. — Concluded. 



Section 14. Mangels sown 

 June 12. — Continued. 



Average of three check plats 



Section 5. Parsnips sown May 

 1 1 . Failure ; resown June 

 12. 



Yield 



per 



acre, 



tons. 



Section 7. Mangels sown 

 May 6-7. 



Average of seven plats 



Average of three check plats 



Section 18. Mangels sown 

 June 12. 



Average of seven plats 



Average of three check plats 



Section 6a. Hybrid turnips 

 sown May 1 1 . 



Average of four plats 



Average of two check plats.. 



Section 17. Hybrid turnips 

 sown June 12. 



Average of four plats 



Average of two check plats.. 

 Section 8. Turnips sown May 1 1 



Average of three plats 



Average of two check plats.. 

 Miscellaneous, sown July 20. 



Golden Ball turnip 



Kangaroo rutabaga 



Green top Scotch yellow 

 turnip 



Cowhom turnip 



7-37 



Dry 



matter 



per 



cent. 



8. 



33-5 

 32.3 



17-23 

 13-78 



21.4 

 25-9 



II. 9 



12.52 



5-6 

 4-7 



2.89 

 9-95 



3-48 

 4.84 



•65 



Dry 



matter 



per 



acre, 



tons. 



II .67 



11.92 

 11.07 



13-37 

 15.01 



8.19 

 8.86 



8.8 I 

 9-07i 



9.09 



9.09 

 10.71 



9.91 

 9.09 



I .04 



Sugar 



per 



cent. 



4.0 

 3-6 



2.21 

 2 .04 



1.8 

 2-3 



1-05 

 I-I3 



.26 



-34 

 •44 



1 -V 



Sugar 



per 



acre, 



tons. 



-54 



5-87 



6.47 

 6.03 



7.19 

 8.13I 



2 . 20 

 2.85 



2.49 

 2.9 



5-5 



2 . 2 

 2 .0 



1. 18 

 1 . 10 



Number 

 of plants 

 per acre, 

 thou- 

 sands. 



3-41 



3-41 

 4.82 



3-" 

 3-45 



•5 

 •7 



-3 

 -36 



. I 

 .98 



. 1 1 

 •17 



21 



25 

 25 



31 

 31 



25 

 26 



31 

 31 



27 

 21 



41 



30 



