REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAT. 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Name of Variety. 



Quaker City , ^'ery strong 



Early Market rWeak . . . 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Average 

 Size. 



Total 



Yield 



Per Acre 



Large 



Medium. 



Earl}' Rose 



Early White Prize 



Clay Rose 1 Very stron 



Reading Giant j Medium . 



Flemish Beauty Strong.. . 



Ohio Junior I Weak . . . 



Great Divide Medium. 



Green Mountain Strong . . . 



Pearce's Extra Early Weak . . 



Early Ohio m 



Early Michigan ] n 



Sir Walter Raleigh Strong. . . 



Swiss Snowflako Medium. 



Earl}- Norther u 



Moneymaker i Very strong 



Mclntyre I m 



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Medium .... 



Small 



Large 



Medium . . , . 



Small 



Medium 



Large 



Medium 



Large 



Small 



|Bush.Lb.s. 



3S8 . . 



379 . . 



372 15 



309 45 



358 15 



354 45 



348 30 



348 30 



344 45 



342 30 



331 .. 



312 45 



312 45 



308 15 



308 15 



294 30 



283 .. 



217 .. 



Yield Per 

 Acre 

 of 

 Market- 

 able. 



Yield Per 

 Acre 

 of 

 Unmark- 

 etable. 



Form 



and 



Colour. 



Bush. Lbs. Bush. Lbs. 



372 .. 



356 15 



326 30 



315 .. 



333 15 



287 45 



324 15 



315 .. 



283 15 



299 .. 



296 45 



287 45 



383 .. 



285 30 



248 45 



269 30 



194 .. 



187 15 



16 .. 



22 45 



45 45 



54 45 



25 .. 



57 .. 



24 15 



33 30 

 61 30 

 43 30 



34 15 



25 .. 

 29 45 

 22 45 

 59 30 

 25 .. 

 89 .. 

 29 45 



Long, white. 

 Long, oval, red. 

 Long, red. 

 Oval, white. 

 Long, oval, red. 

 Long, red. 



II II 

 Oval II 



Long, flat, white 

 Long, white. 

 Oval, red. 

 Round, red. 

 Oval, flat, brown 

 Oval, white. 

 Round, white. 

 Long, pink. 

 Long, flat, white 

 Long, pink. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



On account of the protracted dry weather, all i^arden vegetables made poor 

 progress, in fact, very little seed germinated in the open iintil after July 4, when the 

 rains commenced. This made a very short season, .and vegetables of all kinds were 

 a comparative failure. 



Cabbage did fairly well, but on account of too rapid growth during August, 

 almost all the vsirieties split, and were more or less spoiled. Celery grew very large, 

 but the stalks nisted badly. Cauliflower did well. Onions were a very light crop, a 

 large portion of the seed failing to germinate. Melons and citrons were a complete 

 failure. Squash and marrows did well., but were not as prolific as usual. Beets, 

 carrots and turnips germinated very badly, and the roots that did grow were coarse and 

 stringy. Lettuce and radish were a complete failure till after the. rains commenced. 

 and pease were almost as bad. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Con over's Colossal. — In use May 1 to July 15. Light crop. 

 Donald's Elmira. — In use May 1 to July 19. Light crop. 

 Barr's Mammoth. — In use May 1 to July 19. Light crop. 



New Seeding. 



Columbian Mammoth White (Ferry). 

 Columbian Mammoth White (Mclnnis). 

 Palmetto. 



Donald's Empire. 

 Barr's Mammoth. 

 Conover's ColossS 



The above were all sown on May 4. On account of the extreme dry weather, the 

 germination was weak and growth slow till rains came in July and August, when the 

 plants made some progress. 



