1224 



Swedes, Turnips, and Mangolds. 



[mar., 



Table II. — Varieties of Swedes and Turnips, 1915-18. 

 Average Results per Acre for Four* Years. 



Variety. 



Swedes — 



Darlington (bronze top) 

 Improved (bronze top) 

 Caledonian (bronze top) 

 Up-to-date (bronze top) 

 Champion (purple top) 

 Magnum Bonum (purple top) 

 New Buffalo (purple top) . . 

 Conqueror (bronze green top) 



Turnips — 



Green Top Aberdeen 

 Perfection Green Top Aberdeen 

 Large Improved Green Top 

 Purple Top Aberdeen 

 Favourite Purple Top Aberdeen 



Soft Turnips {igi5 and igi6) — 



Early Sheepfold (green top yellow) 

 Selected Fosterton (green top yellow) 

 Centenary (green top yellow) 

 Purple Top Mammoth (white) 

 Pomeranian White Globe 



21 6i 



25 I7i 



26 12 



26 



* Soft turnips only two years' average. 



Weight 

 of Roots. 

 Tons cwt. 



24 15 



26 8i 



27 



24 



25 

 29 

 26 

 29 



7i 



26 igl 



24 i8i 

 26 6 



25 II 



26 I4f 



loi 

 5 



4^ 

 4i 

 10 



Percentage 

 of Dry 

 Matter. 



12*40 

 12-03 

 12-34 



11- 83 



12- 15 



11- 65 



12 - 02 

 11-97 



10-50 

 io-o8 



9*35 

 10-01 



9-78 



8- 92 



9- 15 



7- 68 



8- 23 

 8-32 



Weight 

 of Dry 

 Matter. 

 Tons. 

 3*05 

 3-16 

 3-36 



3-17 

 3-01 



3-03 

 3-06 



2-94 



2-59 

 2 '55 

 2*70 

 2-63 

 2-89 



1- 89 



2 '54 



2- 03 

 2-30 

 2-19 



Table III. — Varieties of Swedes and Turnips, 1907-13. 

 Average Results per Acre for Seven Years. 



Swedes — 



Average for four varieties (7 years) 

 Turnips — 



Average for six varieties (7 years) 

 Soft Turnips — 



Average for three varieties (7 years) 



Weight 

 of Roots. 

 Tons cwt. 



19 5l 



Percentage Weight 

 of Dry of Dry 

 Matter. Matter. 



Tons. 

 11-90 2-29 



24 

 21 



9-29 

 8-04 



2-31 

 1-72 



Table W. — ^Varieties of Swedes and Turnips, 1907-13. 

 Average Results per Acre for Seven Years. 



Variety. 



Swedes — 



Darlington (bronze top) . . 



Improved (bronze top) 



Crimson King (purple top) 



Hoi born Kangaroo (bronze top) 

 Yellow Turnips — 



Dale's Green Top . . 



All the Year Round 



Purple Top Aberdeen 



Green Top Aberdeen 



IV'Iikado 



Large Improved . . 

 Soft Turnips — 



Purple Top Mammoth 

 Red Paragon 

 Centenarv . . 







Percentage 



Weight 



Weight 



of Dry 



of Dry 



of Roots. 



Matter. 



Matter. 



Tons cwt. 





Tons. 



19 



i6| 



11-75 



2-33 



19 



8i 



1 1 '95 



2*33 



19 



8i 



H-81 



2-30 



18 



10 



12-09 



2 -24 



25 



III 



8-90 



2-28 



26 



I9i 



8-52 



2-30 



24 



I9i 



9-61 



2-40 



22 



I9h 



9*97 



2-29 



24 



8 



9-29 



2-26 



24 



13 



9*44 



2*33 



22 



7i 



8-04 



1-80 



18 



18 



8-10 



I '53 



22 



i9i 



7-98 



1-83 



