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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



on the level ground in rows one foot apart and 3 inches apart in the rows. They were 

 put in I of an inch deep. The yield in the following table is from one row 66 feet long. 

 They matured in the order given : — 



Onions — Test of Varieties. 



Name. 



Barletta 



Paris Silverskin 



White Dutch 



Paris Silver King 



Extra Early Pearl. 



Express 



Extra Early Red Seal 



Extra Early Gold Seal 



Australian Brown 



Southport Yellow Globe 



Wethersfield Large Red . . . . 



Southport White Globe 



Pink Prizetaker 



Prizetaker _. . . . . 



Market Favourite Keeping . . 



Gigantic Gibraltar 



Danver's Yellow Globe 



Straw-colored White Spanish 



Spanish King 



James' Keeping 



Remarks. 



White, small, round, matured well. 



White, small, flat, matured well. 



White, small, flat, matured well. 



White, large, flat, matured well. 



White, medium, flat, matured well. 



Yellow, medium, round, matured well. 



Medium, did not come true. 



Medium, did not come true. 



Brownish, medium to large, round, matured well. 



Yellow, large, globe, matured well. 



Red, large, flat, matured fairly well. 



White, large, globe, matured fairly well. 



Not all true pink, large, globe, matured fairly well. 



Yellow, large, globe, matured fairly well. 



Large, globe, matured fairly well. 



Yellowish, large, globe, matured fairly well. 



Yellow, large, globe, matured fairly well. 



Yellow, large, matured fairly well. 



Yellow, large, did not mature well. 



Large, did not mature well. 



TOMATOES. 



Eighty varieties of tomatoes were planted this season. They were started in the 

 hot-bed on March 25, and transplanted one plant to a strawberry box of earth, April 

 15. These were allowed to grow in these boxes until put out in the open ground June 

 9. The plants were removed from the boxes by cutting them, and set with the earth 

 attached 4 feet apart each way. The ground was in a fair state of cultivation and no 

 manure or fertilizer was used. On June 28 a tablespoonfull of nitrate of soda was 

 scattered around each plant. 



These plots made fair growth, but owing to the cool weather only in a few case.s 

 did fruit ripen. The following sorts ripened some fruit and matured in the order 

 named, — Atlantic Prize, South Jersey Quick-sure, Spark's Earliana, Earliest, Earliest of 

 All, Early Leader, Extra Early, Advance, Early Ruby, Brinton's Best, Early Minnesota 

 and Fordhook First. 



VEGETABLES FOR THE GARDEN. 



The following list has been found the most desirable varieties for general use : — 



Pease. — Early, Alaska, Medium, Prosperity, Late, Heroine. 



Beaiis. — Early, Golden Wax, Medium, Extra Early Valentine, Late, Keeney's 

 Rustless Wax, 



