REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



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Three hundred and fifty 1 -pound packages of native Ash Leaf Maple seeds were 

 distributed throughout the province, principally to farmers ; reports regarding these are 

 coming in daily, and evidently this is one of the best means of encouraging tree growing, 

 undertaken by the Experimental Farms. 



VEGETABLES. 



Potatoes. 



The light rainfall of the past season greatly reduced the yield of potatoes, but the 

 quality was excellent. 



The land was summer-fallowed the previous season, no manure was applied. 



The seed was ploughed in, rows 3 feet apart, sets 1 foot apart in the row. . Breed's 

 Weeder was run crosswise of the rows until plants were 3 inches high, after which they 

 were cultivated with a one horse cultivator lengthwise. 



We would call particular attention to the early maturing of the Early Ohio, which 

 gave dry and good flavoured tubers on 4th August, nearly three weeks earlier than the 

 Early Hose, this agrees with our experience in former years. The varieties were all 

 planted on clay loam, and the yield in each case has been calculated from the product 

 of one row, 66 feet long. 



Potatoes — Test of varieties. 



