eral character and the particular composition of tlie ditt'ereut varie- 

 ties of roots on trial, when raised, as far as practicable, under 

 corresponding circumstances, with reference to the peculiarity of 

 season, the quality of soil, the system of manuring and the mode of 

 cultivation. 



I'he land consisted of a good loam in a fair condition of fertiliza- 

 tion. It has been manured for several years past, annually, with a 

 mixture consisting of 600 pounds of fine-ground bone, and 200 

 pounds of muriate of potash, per acre. The seeds, ten varieties in 

 all, were sown May 25. Each variet}' occupied two rows across the 

 field, of equal length (80 feet). 

 No. 1, Beet, Mangel Wurzel, "Giant Long Red." 



2, Beet, Mangel Wurzel, "Yellow Ovoid." 



3, Beet, " Eclipse." 



4, Beet, "Red Globe." 



5, Beet, " Egyptian Turnip." 



6, Beet, "Long Smooth Red." 



7, Beet, Sugar Beet, " Saxony." 



8, Turnip, Rnta Baga, "White Sweet German." 



9, Turnip, "Early Yellow " or " Golden Stone." 

 10, Turnip, Ruta Haga, " Skirving's Purple Top." 



The rows were three feet, three inches apart. The young plants 

 were, in every case, thinned out or transplanted, as circumstances 

 advised, to about eight inches distant from each other in the rows. 



The transplanting and thinning out took place between July 5 and 

 11 ; the weather during this time was favorable for transplanting. 

 The seeds of Nos. 6 and 9 did not prove as good as the others ; the 

 young plants of Nos. 5 and 9, in particular, did not do as well after 

 transplanting as the remainder. 



The crop was harvested between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. The roots, 

 after being removed from the ground, were topped, and three of each 

 kind were taken to the laboratory for a chemical examination ; whilst 

 three of an approximately corresponding size were photographed. 



The three sample roots selected in each case represented, as far as 

 practicable, the smallest, medium and largest of each variety raised. 



The specimens selected for our fodder analysis were kept in the 

 cellar, slightly covered over with moist earth, until wanted for the 

 chemical examination. 



The photographs were taken in every case with the roots at an 

 equal distance from the camera. See illustration, page 148 to 150 

 in our lat(! annual report. 



