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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM, AGASSIZ, B.C: | 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, P. H. MOORE, B.S.A. 



The principal work carried on in 1913 was the variety-testing of vegetables, 105 

 varieties of which were grown with more or less success. Next in importance came 

 the variety-testing of flowers and the care of the bulbs, and border plants, cutting the 

 grass and keeping all the grass land, shrubbery, and roads in as good condition as time 

 would permit. 



A small orchard of about 4 acres was planted, containing apples, pears, plums, 

 cherries, blackberries, gooseberries, red and white currants, and strawberries. This, 

 coupled with some ornamental nursery stock, also demanded attention. 



VEGETABLES. 



Among the vegetables tested, about the only ones which proved a failure were 

 those belonging to the cruciferce, for all of these were attacked by the cabbage 

 maggot. This pest appeared to come this year with much greater vehemence as com- 

 pared with other years, probably because the garden was very close to that of last year. 

 Mr. R. C. Treherne, of the Entomological Division, conducted a number of experiments 

 on this insect in the gardens here. , The yields obtained do not warrant publishing 

 comparable variety tests on this family of plants. ^ 



CELERY. 



Very good celery was grown. The season of growth was about 190 days. The 

 Boil was a sandy loam. The plants were put into a trench and gradually hilled up. 

 The White Plume was the best in quality. From a 15-foot drill there were harvested 

 86:1 pounds, but this was nearly the lightest yield of the five varieties tried. The 

 largest yield was from Noll's Magnificent, yielding from the plot, or 15-foot row, 136 

 pounds. The next in respect to yield was Evans' Triumph, giving 120^ pounds per lot. 



TOMATOES. 



Ten varieties of tomatoes were grown. All were started in a hotbed from seed, 

 and planted out when the danger of frost was over. They were trained to a single 

 stem, tied to a stake, and kept reasonably pruned. The weight results are given from 

 five average plants, and all fruit was weighed ripe, as picked. 



