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4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



CROSS-BRED APPLES. 



A number of the cross-bred apple trees set out in 1901 blossomed, and a few bore 

 a fair crop of fruit, whicli much excelled the Pyrus baccata in both size and quality. 



PLUMS. 



A medium crop of fruit set, but owing to the unfavourable weather in August, 

 it was very slow in maturing, and was frozen before any of it was ripe. 



SAND CHERRIES. 



A few varieties of sand cherry blossomed, and some fruit set, but it was poor and 

 of little value. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



CURRANTS. 



Red, White and Black Currants all bore a heavy crop of fruit of excellent quality. 

 The cross-bred varieties set out in 1902 nearly all fruited this year. Following is a 

 list of the varieties under test : — 



I??acZ.-.— Pomona, Stewart, Clipper, Black Victoria, Black Naples, Native Black, 

 Perry, Eagle. Monarch, Charmer, Beauty, Ontario, Stewart, Ethel, Sterling, Standard, 

 Orton, Star, Madoc, Climax, Kerry, Eclipse, Oxford, Winona, Lewis, Prince of Wales. 



Eed.—Fafs Prolific, Wilder, North Star, Raby Castle, Red Dutch,. Cherry, Ver- 

 saillaise, Fertile d' Angers, Prince Albert, Victoria. 



White. — White Imperial, White Grape, White Dutch. 



RASPBERRIES. 



The first fruit that ripened was rather poor and dry, owing to the hot, dry 

 weather, but the rains at the end of July caused the berries to fill out better, and a 

 good crop was produced. 



Marlboro, Miller, Dr. Reider, Kenyon Seedling, Caroline, Garfield, Mary, Tur- 

 ner, Hilborn Black and Older Black all fruited well. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Houghton and Smith's Improved produced a good crop of fruit. The young 

 plants set out in 1902 and 1903 did not fruit. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Vines all died in winter of 1902-3. 



CATTLE. 



The herd now consists of 48 head, 25 pure-bred Shorthorns and 23 grade animals. 

 The bull, ' Arbor,' bred by E. Porter, Lowfield, Kirkby, Lonsdale, England, is at the 

 head of the herd. 



FEEDING TEST. 



On November 7, 10 steers IJ years old. and 8 steers 2^ years old, were purchased 

 for feeding test. When tested for tuberculosis, two of each lot reacted. They were 

 killed and examined, and the two young ones were found to be slightly, the two older 

 steers seriously affected with tuberculosis. 



