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VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



This necessary but often much neglected portion of farm work was again much 

 injui'ed by winds. Although not so destructive as last year, they were sufficiently 

 so to require the resowing or I'eplanting of several of the varieties tested and kept 

 back all at least 4 weeks ; which in our short season makes the diiference between 

 a good and a medium crop. 



Vegetables, all over the North-West, were exceptionally good the past year ; 

 and anyone whose garden was sheltered either by natural or artificial means from 

 the cold winds of May and hot winds of July, has, this fall, an abundant ci-op. 



The following were the varieties tested in the vegetable garden on the 

 Experimental Farm ; the results are also given: — 



Cabbage. — Early Epping, Early Summer, Winningstadt, Large Drum Head, and 

 Green Curled Scotch Kale were set out. Early Epping was the earliest. Heads 

 small, but firm. Early Summer was later, but cabbage good, Winningstadt did not 

 come to head. Large Drum Head, late, with some fine heads. Kale did extra well. 



Cauliflovjer. — Snowball, Ex. Early Erfurt and Mitchells were planted. The snow- 

 ball and Ex. Early Erfurt were by far the best. Mitchells, although they were the 

 best plants, made few heads, and those few were poor. 



Celery. — London Eed, Paine's Golden Yellow and Sandringham were planted on 

 12th Jane. All did well. 



Onioyis. — Globe Danvei-s, Wethersfield, Barlettaand White Globe were sown, and 

 White and Yellow Dutch Sets were put out. All were so badly injured by winds 

 that they had to be resown, but too late for any good results. 



Carrots. — Chantenay, Ox Heart and Scarlet Nantes were sown. These were all 

 blown out after coming above ground, and although sown over again, the crop was 

 poor. 



Turnips. — Early Milan, Nimble Dick, Orange Jelly and Largo White Globe wei-e 

 sown. All were blown out. A fair crop was the result of a second seeding. Early 

 Milan being the earliest. 



Radish. — Rosy Gem, Long Scarlet and Scarlet Oliveshaped were sown. Rosy 

 Gem and Scarlet Oliveshaped were the earliest and best. 



Peas — Maclean's Little Gem, Maclean's Advance, American Wondei-, Early 

 Dwarf Brittanj', Pride of the Market, Yorkshire Hero and Champion of England. 

 These were sown on 17th April, and almost entirely destroyed by winds when about 

 six inches high ; were resown on 19th May. Maclean's Advance was the earliest. 

 All gave good crops, except Dwarf Brittany. 



Beans. — Early Valentine, Early Mohawk and Golden Wax wei-e planted on 9th 

 May, Early Valentine gave green beans for table use on 28th July; the others a 

 few days later. None were ripe when frost overtook them on 21st August. 



Beets. — Half-long Blood and Early Eclipse were sown on 24th April; destroyed 

 by wind and resown on 9th May with Early Egyptian and Lentz. Early Egyptian 

 was earliest and best quality, but Lentz was the heaviest crop. 



Tomatoes. — Conqueror, Smooth Red, Dwarf Champion, New Peach and Potato 

 Vine were planted 'on 3rd June. Dwarf Champion and Conquei'or had the largest 

 and best ci'op of tomatoes. The others had a fair crop. None ripened except under glass. 



Salsify — Good crop, but roots rough. 



Spinach. — Entirely blown out. 



Parsnips. — Two-thirds blown out. Balance, lair crop. 



Parsley. — Sown 16th April and 6th May. Good crop. 



Lettuce. — Toronto Gem, Prize Head and Early Hanson were sown at different 

 times from 23rd April to end of May. The early sowing was destroyed by winds, 

 the later sowing did well and gave lettuce until October. 



Corn. — Early Cory, Fifty Day, Crosby's Early, Early Adams, Mitchell's Early, 

 and Native Squaw corn were planted on 23rd May. The Squaw corn and Early 

 Adams had a few ears fit to use when frost of 21st August came. Crosby's Early, 

 Early Cory and Mitchell's Early were a few days later. 



