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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



The variety. Sweet or Sugar, was by far the best for pie purposes — Connecticut 

 Field being evidently a stock-feeding variety. 



POTATOES (test OF VARIOUS CUTTINGS). 



The test as to the value of different cuts for seed purposes of the potato was 

 continued this season with the following results — the variety chosen for the test was 

 Crown Jewel : — 



Size of Cut. 



Seed Ends 



One Eye 



Two Eyes 



Three Eyes 



Four Eyes 



Whole potatoes 



Percentage 



of 



Germination. 



95 

 65 

 80 

 90 

 100 

 100 



Quality 



of 

 Product. 



Fairly regular 

 Very irregular 



" regular.. 



11 11 

 Fairly regular 

 Very irregular 



Weight 

 Planted. 



Ozs. 



Weight 



of 

 Large. 



Lbs. 



Weight 



of 

 Small. 



Lbs. 



Total 

 Weight. 



Lbs. 



Considering the dry condition of the soil at planting time, the germination of 

 potatoes was very good. In the above test the Two-eyes gave the best average return, 

 the yield being high and the product remarkably regular. Seeds ends again were 

 very satisfactory, while the whole set, though giving the largest returns, were very 

 irregular. 



PEPPER. 



One variety of pepper, ' Black Nubian,' was sown in hotbed on April 3 and trans- 

 planted to the open June 15. A fair crop was gathered on August 10, the colour of the 

 fruit being a dark purple and very attractive. 



RHUBARB. 



There are now represented nineteen varieties under test, which were, last year, 

 divided on account of overcrowding in the old bed, and a fresh plantation was made. 

 More space has been given the plants in the new bed, which will permit visitors to 

 examine the characteristics of the different vai-ieties more conveniently than before. 



Variety. Growth. 



Victoria Vigorous. 



Tottle's Improved Very strong. 



Strawberry Vigorous. 



Royal Albert Very vigorous. 



Giant Fairly vigorous. 



Marshall's Linnaeus Vigorous. 



General Taylor Rather weak. 



Scarlet Nonpareil Very vigorous. 



Early Crimson " 



Brabant's Colossal " 



