Jllhiois Industrial Cmyerslly. 



199 



Illinois Industrial University. 



Experiments with Early (Jablxtgc. 



THESE experiments, says Mr. H. K. Vicroy, orchardist and gardener, were made 

 on poor land, lightly manured with coarse horse manure and plowed under about 

 eight inches deep. They were planted the same day. May 8, 1872, and received the 

 same care. 



The gross weight given is that of the whole plant above the stalk, the net weight 

 that of the cabbage with the leaves trimmed off r(?ady for market. 



The following list, in the order of ripening, have done well in the market garden 

 and vicinity ; a few Little Pixie for very early — to small for profit — Jersey Wake- 

 field, Early Wyman, Falter's Improved, Winningstadt, and Schweinfurth. 



Winningstadt is very solid, from the time it begins to head to maturity, and is 

 very valuable, on this account, as it will do to market before it is ripe. 



Six plants of each were set out, but as one or two plants died, in some cases, the 

 following averages are not all made from six heads : 



Varieties. 



Dwarf Loch 



Early Dwarf Savoy 



Early Wyman 



Enfield Market 



Early Blood Red . . 

 Jersey Wakefield . . 



Little Pixie 



Large Oxheart . . . . 



Large York 



Schweinfurth 



Sugar Loaf 



Winningstadt 



Wheeler 



Matured. 



July 



Aug. 



u 



July 



1 

 23 



Aug. 1 



" 10 

 " 10 



Gross 

 Weight. 



OZ. 

 1 



n 



4^ 



61 



n 



10 



6 1-3^ 

 2 15A 



Net 

 Weight. 



OZ. 



12 



14^ 

 1 



2^ 



n 

 11 



13 



H 



9 



15J 



4 



Loss. 



lb. 

 1 

 1 



1 

 1 



2 



1 

 1 

 1 



2 

 2 

 1 



OZ. 



5 



in 



14^ 



m 



8| 



ii;^ 



1 



ish 



pr. ct. 

 32.3 

 50. 

 18. 

 25.8 

 37.1 

 35.1 

 21.5 

 28.5 

 35.7 

 26.1 

 36.6 

 41.7 

 53.2 



Ejcperinients ti'ith Totnatoes. 



These were planted on poor ground, without any manure, three plants of each vari- 

 ety ; all planted at the same time, and given equal care and attention. 



Trophy, New York Market, and Early Smooth Red, succeeded best with us in field 

 cultivation. The Trophy was at least seventy-five per cent better than anything we 

 have tried. It is large and even size, very smooth, few seeds, very solid, and of 

 good flavor : 



