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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



Melons. 



Musk. — Sown in hot-house, May 10 ; set out, May 28. 

 Earliest of All, no fruit matured. 

 Hackensack, no fruit matured. 

 Extra Early Netted Gem, no fruit matured. 



Water. — Sown in hot-house May 10 ; set out May 28 ; Fordhook, no fruit matured ; 

 Early Canada, no fruit matured. 



PUMPKINS. 



Sown in hot-house May 10 ; set out May 28. 



Sweet or Sugar, ripe, Aug. 30 ; weight, 16 lbs.; light crop. 



Large Yellow or Field, ripe, Aug. 30 ; weight, 28 lbs.; light crop. 



SQUASH. 



Sown in hot-house May 10 ; set out May 28. 



Early Vegetable Marrow, light crop set and did not mature. 



TURNIPS. 



Sown May 27 ; in use July 30 ; pulled October 17. 

 Early Stone, bushels per acre, 523 ; good. 

 Extra Early "White Milan, bushels per acre, 490 ; coarse. 

 Early White Strapleaf, bushels per acre, 483 ; bad shape. 

 Robertson's Golden Ball, bushels per acre, 400 ; very good. 



Pease. — Sown May 14. 



Variety. 



Surprise. 



Stratagem 



Shropshire Hero 



Alaska 



American Wonder 



Anticipation 



Admiral . . . 



Burpee's Profusion 



Extra Early 



Ever-bearing 



First of All 



First and Best 



Laxton's Charmer 



Gradus. 



Champion of England 



Horsford's Market Garden. 



William Hurst 



Rural New Yorker. , 



I'rince of Wales . 



Premium Gem 



Yorkshire Hero 



Nott's Excelsior , 



Harrison's Glory 



C. P. R 



Queen . . 



In use. 



July 



Aug. 

 July 



Aug. 

 July 



Aug. 

 July 



tl 



Aug. 

 July 



Aug. 



10 

 30 

 31 

 25 

 1'.) 

 20 



5 

 30 

 19 

 28 

 19 

 21 



5 



25 

 30 



7 

 26 

 10 



5 

 20 

 31 

 19 

 10 



5 

 80 



Ripe. 



Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 



II 

 Sept. 



Ausr. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



II 



Sept. 



9 



12 



22 



22 



14 



14 



14 



9 



9 



9 



9 



9 



9 



22 



22 



9 



9 



14 



14 



14 



9 



9 



14 



14 



Size. 



Small , 

 Large . 



Small ' 



Remarks. 



Fair cropper. 

 Good cropper ; late, 



II 

 Good ; early. 



II 

 Fair cropper ; late. 



Large 



Small 



Large Good cropper. 



Small . . 



Medium 



SmaU 





Large . . . 

 II . . , 

 Medium 



Small . . '. 



II . . . 



Medium . 



Small . . . 

 Large . . . 

 Medium. 



late. 



Fair cropper ; early. 

 Good cropper. 



late. 



