REPORT OF MR. A. MACK AY 



367 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



Like all other crops on the farm, the vegetables suffered from the very dry, hot 

 weather. A few sorts that it was possible to irrigate, gave splendid results, such as 

 celery, cucumbers, melons and tomatoes, but where irrigation was impossible, a very 

 light crop was the result. 



Artichokes. 



These made very poor growth. Only a few small tubers were to be found, 

 stand the winter well. 



Asparagus. 



They 



Conover's Colossal, old bed, fit for use on May 20 ; splendid crop. 



50 Early Argenteuil, new variety, planted May 10, doing well. 



50 Mam. Wh. Columbus " " 



50 Barr's Mammoth " " " 



50 Donald's Elmira, from C. E. F. 



50 Conover's Colossal " " 



Plants grown from seeds, Exp. Farm, Indian Head, planted May 10, doing well. 



Seed, 5 rows, Exp. Farm, Indian Head, sown May 15, doing well. 



Beans. 



Eight varieties were planted ; all were very poor, the season being too dry when 

 they were filling ; as string beans they were hardly fit for use. 



TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. . 

 Thorburn's Extra Early Refugee 



Emperor William 



Wardell's Kidney Wax 



Crystal Wax 



Dwarf German White Wax . . . 



Yellow Six-weeks 



Dwarf Mokawk 



Planted. 



May 16. 



" 16. 



" 16. 



" 16 



" 16. 



" 16. 



" 16. 



" 16. 



Up. 



May 31.. 



" 31.. 



" 31.. 



" 31.. 



" 31 . 



" 31.. 



" 31.. 



" 31.. 



Fit for use. 



July 15.. 



" 15.. 



Aug. 1.. 



July 20.. 



" 20.. 



" 20.. 



" 15 . 



" 15.. 



Pulled. 



August 10 

 10 

 15 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



Beets. 



Eight varieties were sown ; all were of good quality except Crosby's Improved 

 Egyptian and Black Queen. 



TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Lentz 



Edmund's Early 



Columbia 



Crosby's Imp. Egyptian. 



New Victoria 



Arlington Favourite . . . 

 Rennie's Intermediate. . . 

 Black Queen 



Remarks. 



The best ; quality, extra. 

 Quality, good ; shape, ecttra 

 " extra. 



poor ; shape, good. 

 " extra ; half long, 

 good. 



good ; half long. 

 Very poor. 



