REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 

 SESSIONAL PAPE-R No. 16 



351 



SQUASH AND PUMPKINS. 



Five varieties of squash and puznpkins were sown in the open on May 15, in hills 

 8 feet apart each way. The late spring frost prevented the best results being obtained, 

 although a fair crop was harvested, the varieties coming quite up to their average size. 

 The following results were obtained: — 



Varieties. 



Orange Marrow. 



Long White Bush Marrow. 

 English Vegetable Marrow 



Field Pumpkin 



Sweet or Sugar Puiripkin . . 



Sown. 



Yellow 



Yw. white. 



Yellow 



Dk. yellow. 



© to 



Lb8. 



7i 

 13 

 11 

 25 



6 



FRENCH BEANS. 



Seven varieties of beans were sown in the open on May 13, in rows 30 inches apart, 

 but on account of the June frost rather a light crop was obtained. 



The results of this test are given below. The varieties being arranged in order of 

 earliness : — 



Varieties. 



Dwf . Matchless 



Fame of Vitry .... 



Dwf. Extra Early 



Dwf. B. Speckled ,. 



Dwf. Early China 



Emperor of Russia 



B. B. Arlington Windsor 



Sown. 



May 13. 



,. 13. 



-I o 



II XO. 



I. 13. 



n 13. 



,t 13. 



II lo. 



Ready for 



use. 



.Tnly 27.. 



,. 27 . 



1, 29 . 



M 29.. 



I, 27.. 



,. 29.. 



.1 25.. 



Length 



of 



pod. 



Inches. 



6 



7 



Ci 



7i 



6 



6 



5 



Productiveness. 



Very good. 



II M 



Prolific. 



Fairly. 



Very productive. 



PARSNIPS. 



One variety of parsnips was sown on April 3, one foot apart, by hand, and lifted 

 October 19. The variety was Hollow Crown, and the yield per acre was 946 bushels. 



CARROTS. 



Three varieties of carrots were sown in the open on May 11 in rows one foot apart. 

 The yield of all the varieties was an average one. 



