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as well as mangels in this section. Carrots do well but do 
not yield as heavy a crop as the other roots. 
In 1900, the roots were raised on soil that was well 
suited to all kinds of roots, and the yields obtained were 
representative not only of the normal yield of roots under 
favorableconditions, but of therelative productiveness of the 
different kinds. They are given in table CXI. These relative 
yields areabout as fair as general comparisonas itis thought 
possible to get, eliminating the influence of soils and other 
conditions. 
TABLE CXI.—Yield of Varieties of Roots in 1900. 


Kind VARIETY Yield, Tons Average for 
per acre Class 

Rutabaga IESE WW AEE Oc co scone co cong DUnchos sosan gnesconeTeed 
Silaele (CGA AME occas dooce poeccocmcdonanccacaboesed 
IN tonayayRels! SAKE lb ansasasocncononaanebonosoonoorc 
(OVE Wel HEFESP EC [5 nu code onnodd cere sbopoc0voeado 

24.0 Tons 




Mangel 1SXEGL( G9 KON OY Caccononacednsascaunoconsccseacn cadccoos 19.9 
(rene ray (SHA os ene aogecppaosads cappoonséonbos5c0 19.7 
IM feuolaonwul ILfoyaler IAEEl cdoas ccceos. Secesccdee esac 
apaibets.G ater EOS tescacecche tdanes sostiae-eereee 17.0 
ChaimiproreViellOnv EO Strreenceeceiiseesstcloea = 16.4 
Golden Aamnikiair diacinecscesaccsevcsseces erence 13.4 17.6 Tons 
Sugar Beet | Klein Wanzlebener..........................-. 14.7 
Wall Orinicncccccsccse roaccdscasscsceccesstenttecese 11.9 L3to onus 
Carrot WaiCtoirialy aWVshliies oncenectitees cess cceniv ence esess 8.5 
Wb hee ex Keni hiva se dscsnnoasnpsboos Boone onmccoesdos TAS} 
Mialstodonty Wibiitesecrecssscessceeetcsseeeeemes 7.0 
WellonwaB eloititkecetecee scene ceresceeseecee ess 5.6 7.2 Tons 




In 1901 the crop was grown on poor droughty soil, 
made so by lack of humus from cropping continuously to 
cultivated crops. Under these conditions rutabagas gave 
10.1 tons per acre, and carrots 11 tons, while mangels yield- 
ed 6.2 tons per acre. 
The season of 1902 was too cold and backward for 
largest yields of roots. The average, in fair soil, was, ruta- 
bagas 17.2 tons, mangels 7.5 tons, sugar beets 6.4 tons and 
carrots 9.2 tons per acre. 
For two years the roots have been sownat two different 
dates to test the effect on the yield. In 1901, rutabagas 
sown May 15th yielded less than those sown June 1st, but 
in 1902 the early sown was the heaviest crop, due to the 
slow season. The late crop yielded 14.7 tons, and the early 
