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(iiicing 181 bn. Of the 10 varieties in lliis test Rochester Rose stood last with 

 60 bu. 



Turnips, niansels, carrots, and sn£?ar beets were each sown on May 23 and 

 June 7. Of 13 varieties of turnips, Hartley Bronze ranked first in both early 

 and late sowing, the yields being respectively 38 tons and 100 lbs. and 24 tons 

 and 300 lbs. per acre. The average yield per acre from all varieties at the first 

 sowing was 32 tons and 1,692 lbs., and at the second sowing 20 tons and 1,815 

 lbs. The first sowing of 10 varieties of mangels gave the average yield of 

 27 tons and 680 lbs., and the second sowing 1!) tons and 180 lbs. Gate Post 

 and Selected Yellow Globe ranked fir.st and second in the early sown series of 

 plats, with 31 tons and 1,100 lbs., and 30 tons and 600 lbs. respectively. In the 

 later sown series of plats these two varieties also led, but Selected Yellow 

 Globe produced 22 tons and 400 lbs. per acre, while Gate Post produced only 21 

 tons and 100 lbs. Among 6 varieties of carrots. Improved Short White gave 

 the best yields for both early and late sowing, the yield per acre from the first 

 sowing being 30 tons and 900 lbs., and from the second sowing 22 tons and 

 1,000 lbs. The first sowing of carrots gave an average yield of 24 tons and 

 1.517 lbs., and the second sowing 19 tons and 567 lbs. The first sowing of 3 

 varieties of sugar beets yielded on an average 21 tons and 1,300 lbs. per acre, 

 and the second sowing 15 tons and 600 lbs. Vilmorin Improved ranked first 

 in the early sown series with 23 tons and 1,200 lbs., and Wanzleben in the later 

 sown series with 16 tons and 1,300 lbs. per acre. 



Twenty varieties of ensilage corn were grown in rows and in hills. The 

 average yield from the rows was 18 tons and 911 lbs. per acre, and from the 

 hills 18 tons and 1,130 lbs. Eureka led in yield in the row grown series of 

 plats with 27 tons and 120 lbs., and Giant Prolific Ensilage in the hill grown 

 series with 25 tons and 1,150 lbs.. Eureka standing second in this series with 

 23 tons and 1,410 lbs. Three varieties were sown in rows 21, 28, 35, and 42 in. 

 apart. Selected Learning and Champion White Pearl gave the best yields in 

 rows 21 in. apart, while Longfellow produced best when planted in rows 42 in. 

 apart. In this test Champion White Pearl ranked first in yield with 22 tons 

 and 37 lbs. per acre. 



At Nappan 15 acres of mixed grain, oats, barley, and peas gave an average 

 yield of 31 bu. and 5 lbs. per acre. Of 21 varieties of ensilage corn grown in 

 the rows the leading varieties. Giant Prolific Ensilage, Eureka, and Early Long- 

 fellow all yielded over 13 tons, and Ein-eka also stood first in the hill grown 

 series, with 14 tons and 700 lbs. In the distance experiments Selected I^eaming 

 gave the best yield in the test, 13 tons and 1,075 lbs. when grown in rows 21 in. 

 apart. The second best yield was produced by this same variety in rows grown 

 35 in. apart. 



Turnips, mangels, carrots, and sugar beets were sown June 1 and June 15. 

 On the early sown plats Good Luck turnip stood first with a yield of .34 tons 

 and 1,465 lbs., and also ranked first on the later sown series, with 26 tons and 

 140 lbs. The best yield among the early sown plats of mangels, 38 tons and 

 1,385 lbs. per acre, was produced by Giant Yellow Intermediate, and the best 

 yield among the later sown plats, 28 tons and 100 lbs., was produced by Gate 

 Post. In the test with carrots the first sowing was a failure. On the plats 

 sown June 15, the yields of these varieties ranged from 14 tons and 50 lbs. to 

 17 tons and 815 lbs., Ontario Champion standing first, and White Belgian last. 

 The best yield per acre for the early sown sugar beets, 15 tons and 195 lbs., was 

 produced l)y the Wanzleben variety which also produced the best yield, 14 tons 

 and 710 lbs., in the later sown series. 



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