REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



25 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Name of Variety. 



Date Out. 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Italian or Indian Ifiept. 



Golden . . . I M 



lapanese n 



4 i Algerian. 



5, White Round French i Auff. 



6,Moha Hunjirariaii .• 



12.. 

 22.. 

 10 , 

 1."^.. 

 22.. 

 22., 



7 Pearl, late or Cat-tail -iei-t. 22 



Inches. 



56-60 

 50--55 

 40-45 

 50-55 

 40— i5 

 40—45 

 3(»— 40 



Character 



of 



Growth 



•StronpT. 



Medium 



Strong. . . 

 Medium. 



Weight 



Per Acre 



Green. 



Weight 



Per Acre 



Dry. 



Tons Lbs. 



1500 

 400 



1800 

 800 

 226 

 101 



1600 



Tons Lbs. 



160 

 1680 

 1978 

 1206 



680 

 1200 



201 



ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 



The ornamental trees and shrubs on the lawns and along the margins of the roads 

 leading to the buildings are making rapid growth, and among them are many individual 

 epeciniens of great beauty. The number of species and varieties now growing in the 

 various clumps and groups on this part of the Experimental Farm is about 500, and 

 includes many rare species as well as most of the more common and well-known sorts. 

 The succession of bloom in the flowering shrubs and the many changing tints of colotir 

 shown Oil the foliage of both evergreen and deciduous species as the season progresses, 

 combine to make the shrubbery borders a source of pleasure to all who see them. In 

 plate 1 a view is presented of the planting of a part of the main road leading to the 

 office building. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEED GRAIN TO FARMERS FOR TRIAL. 



Another distribution of seed grain was made in the spring of 1900, consisting of 

 samples of the most promising sorts of oats, spring wheat, barley, pease, Indian cora 

 and potatoes. The object in view in these annual distributions is to place within 

 reach of farmers, for the improvement of seed, pure samples of the best and most 

 productive varieties in cultivation. By the careful growing of one of these samples 

 of grain the product will soon be sufficient to sow a large area, and thus in a short 

 time the farmer can provide himself with some of the best sorts without cost, beyond 

 that of his own labour. The appreciation in which this part of the work is held is 

 evidenced by the very large demand each year for such samples. 



The samples sent out from the Central Experimental Farm during the early 

 months of 1900 were distributed as follows: — 



Total number af saHtplas disfcrihuted. 

 Number of applicants supplied 



28,082 

 . 23.051 



