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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



PEARS. 



Thirty-two varieties of pears are now growing in the orchard. These are making 

 fair growth. A very large proportion of the pear trees planted in 1892 and 1893, 

 were lost through pear blight (Micrococcus amylivorus). This was first noticed in 

 1896, and by the following season two-thirds of the orchard was destroyed. All of 

 the affected trees have been removed. 



The soil on which these trees are planted is a heavy clay loam, under drained. The 

 trees are kept cultivated. The season and soil does not seem favourable to this fruit. 

 The trees are planted 18 feet apart each way. The following are the varieties under 

 test here : — 



PEARS. 



Name of Variety. 



Beurre Clairgeau 



Be\irre d'Anjou 



Beurre Hardy . 



Bezi de la Motte ... 



Bartlett-Seckel 



Bartlett 



Bessemianka 



Buffum 



Clapp's Favourite 



Duchesse d'Angouleme. 



Doyenn»i Boussock 



Deuipsey 



])r. Reeder 



Flemish Beauty 



Groodale 



Giffard 



Howell 



•Joiephiiie 



Kieffer 



L )uise Bonne de Jersey 



Liungwerth 



Lawrence 



Matilda 



Mount V( ruon 



Seckel. 



Souvenir du Congress . . 



Sheldon 



Tyson 



Onondago 



O-fband's Summer 



Vermont Beauty 



Wilder 



When fruited and general fruitfulness. 



1899 and 1900. 



1899 and 1900. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH STRAWPERRTES. 



Experiments to test the relative value of different sorts of strawberries were this 

 year continued. The plants were planted so as to cover 99 square foet when the 

 runners have become established. In order to do this, two rows are set 3 feet apart 

 and l()i feet long. The plants arc put out 1 foot apart in the rows. The runners 

 between these rows fill up the entire space, and are also allowed to run 1^ feet on the 

 outside of the rows. This makes the plot 6 feet wide by IGi feet long of matted 

 plants. A space of two feet is left between each plot. 



