REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



REPORT ON SEEDS SUPPLIED BY THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM, Sec— Concluded. 



Z. G. Wood, 

 Assistant Commissioner Comd'g B.N.W.M. Police, Yukon Territory. 



REPORT FROM WHITE HORSE. 



I have the honour to submit the following report, giving results of the seeds, ob- 

 tained from the Experimental I'arm, Ottawa, and planted at several places in this 

 district this spring: — 



GRASS. 



Brome — This was planted at White Horse and Ten Mile Point. That at Ten 1li\e 

 Point only attained a growth of three inches, being planted in new ground, and having 

 ro rainfall. That at White Horse, where we had more rain turned out better. 



Western Rye — This was planted at White Horse, Ten Mile Point and Big Bend, 

 on the Kluahue trail about 80 miles from White Horse. At White Horse and Big 

 Bend, it was a surprise in growth and would yield about three tons, or so, to the acre, 

 while at Ten Mile Point it only attained a growth of three inches, 



Hungarian — This was planted at White Horse and was a failure, the season being 

 loo dry. Timothy — This was planted by two different parties at White Horse, with 

 one it turned out a failure while with the other, although planted on poorer ground, 

 made a most luxuriant growth and in the opinion of the man who planted it is 

 admirably suited to the conditions existing in this portion of the Yukon Territory. 



At Big Bend the timothy was a failure, the man who planted it claiming that it 

 required more water and better preparation of soil than the rye grass. 



