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roots thinned to 20 in. apart was over 5 lbs., while that of those 4 in. 

 apart was only a little over 1 lb. 



Sugar beets. — Lane Improved, White Silesian, Red Top, Champion, 

 White French, and Kleinwanzlebener, named in the order of their pro- 

 ductiveness, yielded on the average for G years over 15 tons per acre. 

 The average yield for Lane Improved was 19.07 tons per acre. 



In experiments with mangels, carrots, sugar beets, Swedish turnips, 

 and fall turnips it was found that planting the seed 1 in. deep gave 

 better results than planting 2, 3, or 4 in. deep, and that large, plump 

 seed gave better yields than medium or small seed. Thinning mangels, 

 carrots, and Swedish and fall turnips, when the plants were from 1£ to 

 2 in. high, gave better results than thinning when the plants were from 

 8 to 10 in. high. Slightly better yields were obtained with flat cultiva- 

 tion than with ridged cultivation. Tests were made of 18 varieties of 

 millet, 3 of sunflower, 20 of grass, and a number ot varieties of rape, 

 kale, clover, and other miscellaneous crops. 



Experiments with varieties of grain, C. A. Zavitz ( Ontario Agr. 

 Col, and Expt. Farm Rpt, 1897, pp. 154-186). — These experiments are 

 along the lines of work reported in previous years (E. S. E., 9, p. 440). 

 All varieties of different crops obtainable in Canada and the leading 

 varieties from the United States and various countries in Europe, Asia, 

 Africa, and Australia were tested, and some excellent foreign varieties 

 have been obtained. Other features, such as method and time of sow- 

 ing, selection of seed, time of harvesting, etc., were studied in connec- 

 tion with this work. The results for 1897 and the average results for 

 the number of years the varieties were grown are given in tables. All 

 plats were T ^ 5 acre m s i ze - 



Barley. — Fifteen six-rowed, 19 two-rowed, and 12 hulless varieties 

 were on trial. The seed was sown broadcast April 28 at the rate of 100 

 lbs. per acre. Oderbrucker, Scotch Improved, Jarman Selected Beard- 

 less, and Manitoba six-rowed produced the heaviest grain, the weight 

 per measured bushel varying from 51.1 to 51.9 lbs. Oderbrucker 

 weighed about 53.25 lbs. on an average for 9 years. Taking the aver- 

 age results, Mandscheuri and Oderbrucker were the most productive 

 varieties tested. The average yield of Mandscheuri for 9 years was 

 G3.G bu. per acre, while the yield of Oderbrucker was 55.92 bu. The 

 average weight per measured bushel of Mandscheuri for the same 

 period is about 2£ lbs. less than that of Oderbrucker. The average 

 yield for this season was 38.3 bu. for the six-rowed varieties and 38.8 

 for the two-rowed varieties. Among the hulless varieties in the average 

 for the number of years they were grown Black Hulless, Three-rowed, 

 Guyamala, and Purple have yielded grain weighing over GO lbs. per 

 measured bushel, this weight being taken as the standard. Black 

 Hulless yielded the best average for 8 years, 38.17 bu. per acre. An 

 experiment in broadcasting and drilling on different dates resulted in 

 the largest yield from barley drilled April 19. 



