270 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Squash. 



Two varieties of squash, English Vegetable marrow and Loijg White Bush marrow 

 were tried, these were both of excellent quality. Seed sown on May 26th. 



Garden Corn. 



Four varieties of early corn were grown in the garden. They were sown on May 

 23rd, the Extra Early Cory was the earliest variety followed by Mitchell's Extra 

 Early, Dreer's first of all, and Early Vermont. 



Asparagus, 



Three varieties of asparagus plants two years old, were planted on May 9th, 50 

 plants of Columbian Mammoth, 50 of Barr Mammoth, and 50 of Giant Early Argen- 

 teuil. These are all doing well. 



Hops. 



Two varieties of hops were set out on May 7th, 100 roots of East Kent Golding 

 were received from Agassiz, B. C, and 100 roots of California Cluster from E. Meeker, 

 of Puyallup, Washington, U.S. 



The East Kent Goldings were the largest roots and made more rapid progress. 

 A few hops were borne on both sorts. 



General Statement op Crops. 



Sixty-five acres in hay gave 144 tons, and in addition to the plots of grain for test- 

 ing purposes, which yielded 301 bushels, there were five acres in oats and pease, which 

 gave 197 bushels; three-quarter acres in pease which gave 19 bushels ; eight acres of 

 marsh in oats, which gave 194 bushels, and three acres in buckwheat, yielding 38 bushels, 

 making in all 749 bushels of grain. 



The root plots consisting in all of eight acres gave a yield of about 4,300 bushels. 

 Three acres were sown with corn, beans and sunflowers for ensilage, which gave about 

 32 tons, and three acres were devoted to crops for feeding purposes during the summer 

 months. About 4| acres were in small fruits, nursery, shrubbery garden, &c. The 

 remainder of the cleared land was devoted to pasturage. 



Drainage. 



No drainage was done on the upland, but four acres were underd rained on the 

 marsh for the purpose of testing the practicability and economy of underdraining marsh 

 land. So far the drains are working well, and it is hoped that this work may be con- 

 tinued another year, so that a sufficient area may be underdrained to thoroughly test 

 the advantages of such drainage of marsh land, also to ascertain the cost per acre of such 

 work. 



Grasses. 



Thirty-five varieties of grasses were received from the Central Experimental Farm. 

 These were sown in plots on 30th April. In the following list the names and growth 

 of the different varieties are given :— - 



Colorado Blue Stem, Agropyrum glaucum, fair growth. 

 Western Rye Grass, Agropyrum tenerum, very strong growth. 

 Meadow Fox-tail, Alopecnrus pratensis, did not grow, 

 Sweet Vernal, Anthoxanthum odoratum, good growth. 

 Tall Oat Grass, Avena elatior, very strong growth. 

 Slough Grass, Beckmannia erucoeformis, did not grow. 



