FIELD CROPS. 839 



Elephant, Prize Purple Top, and Sutton Champion. Avorajre yield per acre, ;)5 tons 

 8fi5 I1)H. Mdugeh. — Half l^ouiu; Su^ar White, (iiant Yellow (ilobe, (jiant Yellow 

 Intermediate, Y'ellow Intermediate, Norbiton Giant, and Mammoth Yellow Inter- 

 mediate. Average yield per acre, 31 ton.s 720 lbs. Carrots. — Half Long White, New 

 AVhite Intermediate, Giant White Vosges, Ontario Champion, Mammoth White 

 Intermediate, and Improved Short White. Average yield per acre, 25 tons 357 lbs. 

 Siiijnr beet.i. — Red Top Sugar, Danish Red Top, Improved Imperial, and Royal 

 Giant. Average yield ]ier acre, 25 tons 894 lbs. Potatoes. — Sal)ean Eleiihant, Bur- 

 naby Seedling, Uncle Sam, l^ate Puritan, I. X. L., Hale Champion, Money Maker, 

 Clay Rose, Dreer Standard, Holtun-n Abundance, Carman No. 1, and American 

 Giant. Average yield per acre, 4{t() bu. 1 lb. 



The average results of the various crops for the last 4 to 7 years are also reported. 

 The following varieties, taking the average of the results obtained on all the experi- 

 mental farms, have given the best yields. 



Oa/.s'. — Banner, American Beauty, Mennonite, Holstein Prolific, Bavarian, Buck- 

 bee Illinois, Golden Beanty, Columbus, Golden Giant, Early CJolden Prolific, 

 Abundance, and American Triumjih. Average yield per acre, 72 bu. 24 lbs. Two- 

 rovi'd harlei/. — French Chevalier, Beaver, Danish Chevalier, Canadian Thorpe, 

 Ne])ean, and Newton. Average yield per acre, 43 bu. 27 lbs. Si.c-roned barleij.— 

 Manshury, Odes.sa, Trooper, Common, Royal, and Oderl)ruch. Average yield per 

 acre, 47 bu. 34 ll)s. Spring vheat.—Freston, Welhnan Fife, Monarch, Goose, Huron, 

 Red Fife, White Fife, Hungarian, White Council, White Russian, Rio Grande, and 

 Pringle Champlain. Average yield per acre, 32 bu. 36 lbs. Pea.^. — Crown, Pride, 

 Carleton, Early Britain, King, New Potter, Paragon, Duke, Perth, Agnes, Archer, 

 and Arthur. Average yield per acre, 34 bu. 41 lbs. Indian com. — Cloud Early 

 Y^ellow, Red Cob Ensilage, Rural Thoro'ljred White Flint, Selected Leaming, Early 

 Butler, and Giant Prolific Ensilage. Average yield per acre, 18 tons 1,655 lbs. 

 T(07i(;>.s. ^Purple Top Swede, Perfection Swede, Halewood Bronze Top, Hall 

 Westbury, Hartley Bronze, Bangholm Selected. Average yield per acre, 30 tons 

 853 lbs. M(tnf]rh. — Y^ellow Intermediate, Giant Y'ellow Intermediate, (iate Post, 

 Selected INIammoth Long Red, INIammoth Yellow Intermediate, and Giant Yellow 

 Half Long. Average yield per acre, 30 tons 1,771 lbs. Carrots. — Half Long White, 

 Giant White Vosges, Improved Short White, Mammoth White Intermediate, Iver- 

 son Champion, and Green Top White Orthe. Average yield per acre, 20 tons 1,840 

 lbs. Sugar hccts. — Danish Red Top, Red Top Sugar, Danish Improved, and Improved 

 Imperial. Average yield per acre, 23 tons 1,075 lbs. Potatoes. — Seedling No. 230, 

 Everett, See<lling No. 7, Irish Daisy, American Wonder, American Giant, Late Puri- 

 tan, Carman No. 1, Carman No. 3, Rose No. 9, Seattle, and Empire State. Average 

 yield per acre, 376 bu. 34 lbs. 



In summarizing the results, the author calls attention to the importance of select- 

 ing the best and most productive varieties as demonstrated l)y these tests. 



Report of the agriculturist, J. D. Tow ak {Michigan Sta. lipt. 1901, pp. 101-JO!)). — 

 The results of a fertilizer experiment with sugar beets conducted under the super- 

 vision of the agriculturist by a private party showed that the use of fertilizers 

 decidedly increased the yields. Nitrogen seemed to be most needed, followed closely 

 l»y jiotash. Appli( ations of lime slightly increased the yield. The sugar content of 

 the beets was only 10.7 per cent. A general report is given on growing sugar beets 

 on muck land, but no definite conclusions are drawn. The results obtained on the 

 College farm indicate that wood ashes, barnyard manure, and upland soil are the 

 best applications for the improvement of muck soils. Applications of lime were 

 indifferent in all muck experiments. 



Variety tests with wheat are reviewed.' All varieties grown were injured by the 

 Hessian fly. Dawson (iolden Chaff, Poole, Jones Square Head, Ciold Coin, and 

 Early Genesee Giant gave the liest results, yielding 32. 73, 32.33, 32.25, 30.75, and 30.50 



