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Varieties of Swedes. (North of Scotland Agric. Coll. Trans., of 

 Student's Assoc. 1909). The Journal of the Board of Agri- 

 culture. June 1910. Vol. XVII, N 3, p. 226. 



" It is pointed out in this Report that in spite of the great 

 acreage occupied by the turnip crop in the North of Scotland, 

 little or no data exist to show which are the varieties of turnips 

 and swedes best suited for the various districts. This Association 

 has, therefore, initiated a scheme to test the better-known strains of 

 swedes and turnips. Purple Tops were tested in 1909, Green Tops 

 will be tried this year, and Bronze Tops in 1911." 



', Ten varieties of Purple Top swedes were grown on nine farms. 

 The difference between one variety and another on the same farm 

 was often considerable, and indicated that every farmer should 

 discover for himself by experiment the variety most suitable to his 

 circumstances. On the average of the nine centres there was no 

 very great difference between the varieties." 



"Nine varieties of swedes and turnips were tested for their 

 power of resisting finger-and-toe. Of the swedes the best was 

 Bruce's Buchan, with 91 per cent of sound bulbs; and of yellow 

 turnips, Climax and Victor Achilles, with 84 per cent of sound 

 bulbs. The trials are being continued." 



Manuring of Swedes in Cumberland and Westmoreland. 



(Farm. School Newton Rigg. Thirteenth Ann. Rept. 1908-1909). 

 The Journ. of the Board of Agric. , May 1910, Vol. XVII, n. 2, 

 London, p. 147. 



" The following results were obtained in 1908, which confirm 

 those of former years: 



Plot. Tons Cwts 



1) No manure 7 17 



2) 3 : / 2 cwt. kainit and 7 : / 2 cwt. superphosphates. . . 29 o 



3) i cwt. nitrate, 2 cwt. kainit, 6 cwt. slag 28 n 



4) i cwt. nitrate, 2 cwt. kainit, 5 cwt. superphosphates 28 7 



5) 12 tons dung 25 2 



6) 12 tons dung and one-quarter of Plot 4 dressing . . 28 12 



" The cost of the artificials used on Plots 2, 3, and 4, was 295. 

 Evidently as good crops of swedes may be grown with artificials 

 as with farmyard manure, and at a comparatively small outlay. The 



