614 EXPERJMEXTAL FAR}[S 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, 8TE. ANNE DE LA POCA- 



TIERE, QUE. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT— JOS. BEGIN. 



The first fruit trees were planted here at this new Experimental Station during 

 the spring of 1913. It would seem at first impossible to grow tree fruits in this 

 latitude — 47 -22 — where our Station is located. lioweVer, the climatic conditions of 

 our district are such that most of the fruits could be grown hei'e with success and 

 profit. 



The new land anne.xed to our Station will enable us to enlarge the experimental 

 ground for fruit and vegetable g lowing. Four acres are already planted in fruit, 

 which have been well drained and prepared. 



CHARACTER OF SEASON. 



The winter of 1912-13 having been exceptionally rainy and windy, with a compar- 

 atively light snowfall, the ground was left bare, and froze deeply. The winter was over 

 about the end of March, when the weather became rather dry, with a few hot days 

 about the end of April, which month was the driest of the season — only -72 inches of 

 rain falling. On account of want of early rain, the ground remained cold, and some 

 frost was found even at the end of May. Such a condition delayed vegetation con- 

 siderably and, after having had signs of an early spring, trees really bloomed about 

 two weeks later than usual in this district and, during the whole season, tempera- 

 tures continued variable and far lielow the usual average of former years. 



APPLES. 



Two hundred and eighteen trees of the following varieties were planted on the 

 9th and 10th of May, 1913: Alexander 15, Afghanistan 2, Anson 1, Battle 1, Bethel 2, 

 Bingo 2, Bruno 2, Brock 2, Burgess Crab 2, Calumet 2, Canada Red 2, Carno 2, Char- 

 lamoff 2, Cora 2, Canada Baldwin 2, Cobalt 2, Danville 2, Dudley 2, Duchess of Olden- 

 burg 19. Evaline 2, Fameuse 5, Forest 2, Galetta 1, Garner 2, Golden llusset 2, Glen- 

 ton 2, Homer 2, Herald 2, Hyslop Crab 2, Kelso 2, Melba 2, Melvin 2, .Mjiit.eil peach 

 5, Milwaukee 2, Montreal beauty 2, Mcintosh 7, McMahon 2, Medford 2, Niobe 2. 

 North Star 1, Nora 1, Neville 2, Nepean 2, Northwestern Greening 2, Oswald 2, Oka- 

 bena 2, Petrel 2, Pensaukee Russet 2, Pinto 2, Pomme Royale 2, Prosper 2, Peerless 2, 

 Rouleau 2, Radnor 2, Rosalie 2, Ripon 2, Rupert 2, Rufus 2, Red Astrachan 2, Rocket 

 2, Roger 2, St. Lawrence 10, Sorel 2, Stark, 2, Scott Winter 2, Shiawassee 1, Tetof sky 2, 

 Thurso 2, Wealthy 17, Walter 2, Wolf River 12, Whitney Crab 2. 



PLUMS. 



Eighty-one trees of the following- varieties: Admiral Schley 1, Coe's Golden Drop 

 5, Bonne Ste. Anne 2, Brackett 2, Damson 5, Gueii 2, Grand Duke 5, Gozzling 2, H.-ir- 

 rigan 1, Imperial G^age 5, Lombard 5. Large Blue Seedling 1, Moore's Arctic 5, 

 Niagara 5, Oyama 2, Pond Seedling 5, Quebec 2, Peine Claude 10, Shippers' Pride 5. 

 Terry 2, Yoronesh Yellow 1, Washington 5. ^ 



