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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Vegetable Garden. 



The land used for this purpose was well manured in October, 1893, and then ploughed 

 7 inches deep, well harrowed and rolled, this was again harrowed and rolled in spring 

 but not ploughed. 



Owing to the exceptionally dry season, the vegetable garden was not as successful 

 as usual. 



Table Corn. 



well, all ripening seed 

 small and of mixed 



Seven kinds of garden corn were tested and did remarkably 

 with one exception. 



Native Squaw Corn. — Though the ears of this variety are 

 colours yet on account of its earliness it is worth cultivating. 



Mitchell's Extra Early. — An improvement by selection of the Squaw Corn, a white 

 flint variety with ears of medium size and good flavour, it stood 8 degrees of frost in 

 spring without injury, and can be sown quite early. 



Extra Early Vermont. — A sweet corn of good flavour. 



Cory. — A sweet corn white and of first-class flavour, this is undoubtedly the best 

 corn for general purposes here. 



Childs Honey Dew is rather late for this province. 



Burpee's First of All. — A sweet variety of merit ; flavour splendid and of good 

 appearance ; earlier than the Cory. 



All were sown in hills 3 feet apart on 23rd May. 



Variety. 



Ready 

 for use. 



Squaw Corn Aug. 31 . 



Mitchell's Extra Early July 30. . 



Extra Early Vermont Aug. 14. 



Cory ! " 17.. 



Dreer's First of All ! " 13.. 



Burpee's First Of All i " 12.. 



Child's Honey Dew , " 27. . 



Average 

 diameter. 



\\ ins. 



1§ 



l| 



if 

 If 



11 



If 



Cauliflower. 



This vegetable, like the cabbage, suffered much from dry weather, still some fair 

 heads were obtained, which were white and tender. 



Seven varieties were tested, sown in hot beds on 19th April, transplanted 23rd 

 June. 



Early Erfurt. — The earliest variety, heads of good texture and flavour, but the 

 colour was poor. 



Gilt Edge. — Not large, but of splendid texture and colour, medium early and very 

 tender. 



Early Snowball. — The best all round variety grown, medium early of snowy white- 

 ness, fine grain and dense heads. 



