736 



Journal of AgricitUi(n\ 



[lo Nov., 1909. 



This variety was tested against Carman No. i at Mr. Davidson's 

 farm at Warrnam,bool. The results were entirely in favour of the New 

 Zealand Pinkeye, as the following table will show : — 



Varietv. 



Table. 



New Zealand Pinkeye 

 Carman \o, 1 



T.m-. Cwt 

 .1 1 



•1 12 



Small. 



Cwt. 



U 



At Davlesford it also gave much the heaviest yield ; on the other 

 hand, Carman No. x has given very satisfactory returns in the Newlyn 

 district. The cause of the light yield of Carman No. i in the two plots 

 mentioned was no doubt due to frost. A point in favour of New 

 Zealand Pinkeye is that the plants make a better recovery after frost than 

 most earlv .sorts. 



A. THE WILD l'Or.'\TO. J>. CGMMER'SONII VIOLET. 



The experiments in connexion with the improyement of the type of this 

 variety mentioned in my last report were continued at Mr. Cox's farm 

 at Daylesford. In this plot 400 sets (200 each of full crowns and deep 

 crowns) were planted in the plot, with the following results : — 



From the above it will l:)e noticed that the deep crown seed pro- 

 duced 1% more of the desirable type than th<- full crowns, but the former 

 produced 15% more of the deep crowns. 



Green Mountain. — One of the most promising main crop varieties 

 is Green Mountain, an American variety, of very roljust habit, white skin 

 and very white flesh. It is a good cooker and bears a strong resemblance 

 to Carman No. 3. 



