SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



DIYTFUny OF JIO'RTT CULTURE 



CUCUMBERS. 



723 



Of the five varieties of cucumbers grown, two were almost a total failure, namely, 

 the Prize Pickling and the Extra Early Russian. They were grown in hills 6 feet 

 apart each way and the weights were taken from three hills. They were planted on 

 May 7 and harvested from August 10 to August 28. Cool and Crisp gave the largest 

 yield (40^ pounds), and matured August 10, as did the Peerless Wliite Spine, but 

 the latter only yielded 21 pounds to the plot. Giant Pera yielc d 22J pounds to the 

 plot, but did not mature until August 20. None of the varieties yielded at all 

 heavily. 



-Varety. 



Cool and Crisp 



Giant Pera 



Peerless White Spine 



Prize Pickling 



Extra Early Russian 



Weights. 



CORX. 



Considering the cool, damp season, sweet corn grew an average crop. Ten varie- 

 ties were grown, and were in hills 3 feet apart each way. The yield is taken from 

 twelve hills. The ears were taken when they were best fit for iise on the table. All 

 varieties were planted on May 15. The earliest varieties, Fordhook Early, Early Mal- 

 colm (C.E.F, strain), Golden Bantam, and Extra Early Adams all matured before 

 September 8. The last-named variety gave the highest yield per plot, having 48J 

 pounds of good cobs. Fordhook Early was the second highest y ielder, with 40 pounds ; 

 Golden Bantam and Early Malcolm were two of the lightest yielders, giving 17 

 pounds and 16^ pounds, respectively, but the com was of extra good quality, and they 

 produced about the same number of ears, only they were smaller. 



Variety. 



Date 

 harvested. 



Weights. 



Extra Early Adams 



Fordhook Early 



Early Evergreen 



Blafk Mexican 



Henderson's Metropolitan. 



Stowt'll's Evergreen 



Country Gentleman 



Perkins' Early 



Golden Bantam 



Early Malcolm (C.E.F.).. 



Sept. 8 

 " 4 

 " 16 

 " 22 

 " 18 

 " 30 

 Oct. 1 

 Sept. 8 

 " 9 

 " 5 



Lb. 



48 

 40 

 38 

 37 

 34 

 33 

 32 

 23 

 17 

 16 



oz. 



8 

 

 

 4 

 8 

 8 

 

 8 

 

 8 



LETTUCE. 



Eleven varieties of lettuce were planted on April 1, and the first became fit to 

 harvest on June 6, as an entire crop. The weights were t:iken from a row 15 feet 

 long. The rows were 15 inches apart and the plants were thinned to 6 inches in. 



Agassiz. 



