REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Beans — Sown May 14 and 20. 



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Variety. 



Currie's Rust-proof 

 Challenge Black... 

 Early Six Weeks. . 



Tanie of Vitry 



Extra Early 



Haricot 



Emperor of Russia. 

 Golden Skinless . . 



Black Speckled 



Dwarf Kidney 



Sown May 14. 



In use. 



Aug. 



II 

 July 

 Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 



July 



1 

 1 



29 

 3 



29 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



29 



Ripe. 



Sept. 7 



7 



Aug. 30 



Did not ripen . 



Aug. 30 



Sept. 7 



7 



7 



» 20 



7 



Sown Mat 20. 



In use. 



Aug. 



14 

 14 



7 

 14 



7 

 14 

 16 

 16 

 18 

 14 



Ripe. 



Sept. 24 



24 

 24 



Did not ripen . 



Sept. 24 



24 



Did not ripen . 



Sept. _ 24 



Did not ripen . 



Sept. 24 



Remarks. 



bo o 



Wax.. 

 Green 



Wax.. 

 Green 

 Wax.. 



In. 

 4-5 



th 



4 5 



5-( 



6 



4-5 



4-5 



5-6^ 



,3-4 



4-6 



4-5 



Broccoli. 

 Sown in hot-house March 31; set out May 17. 



Crop was a failure. 



Beets. 

 Sown in garden May 10, and on fallow May 16 ; in use July 19 ; pulled October 10. 

 When thinning the rows on June 24, a number were transplanted. Theae beets were 

 larger and rougher than those left where they were sown. 



Variety. 



Long Red Blood . . . 



Egyptian 



Turnip Blood Red . 

 Nutting's Improved 



Remarks. 



Fairly smooth. 



Smooth. 



Seed badly mixed. 



Brussels Sprouts. 

 Sown in hot-house March 31 ; set out May 18 ; in use S-eptember 1. Covered with 

 Bprouts of good quality. 



Carrots. 



The carrots were pulled on October 10. 



