DlVISIOy OF TOBACCO 1013 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



necessary work to ensure a rapid running off of the waters which for a long time had 

 flooded our land, owing to lack of a means of escape. Frequent attempts were made 

 to induce neighbouring farmers to destroy weeds upon their farms, and the borders of 

 the Station were mowed three times with this end in view. In September, the curpora- 

 tion of Farnham promised a water service for the Station, and put in two hydrants; 

 they also, at our expense, put in electric lighting in the sorting room, tlie implement 

 shed, the stable, and the granary. 



YIELDS AXD RATINGS OF VARIETIES GROWN. 



It will .be remembered that the Farnham Station was in poor condition when 

 taken over by the Federal Government. That section where the plantation of tobaccp 

 for binders was made had not been cultivated for fourteen years. It will readily be 

 granted that such land, cannot be put into good condition in two years. For this 

 reason, the crops this year, although quite g-ood, are not yet what they should be. It 

 may also be stated that the 2,000 plants kept for seed production had an appreciable 

 influence on the total j'ield. They represent the crop on almost one-third of an arpent. 



BINDERS. 



Big Ohio X Sumatra. — Two arpents of this variety produced 2,139 pounds, or an 

 aTerage of 1,070 pounds per arpent. The 2,139 pound were made up of: 



Top leaves, 430 pounds or 20 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 1,430 pounds or 66 per cent. 

 Bottom leaves, 279 pounds or 13 per cent. 



The whole harvest gave 1,419 pounds of thin leaves or 66 per cent, and 720 pounds 

 of thicker, darker leaves, or 33 per cent. 



In the top leaves, l.'^2 pounds were classed as No. 1, 210 pounds as No. 2, and SS 

 pounds as No. 3. 



Among the middle leaves, 316 pMDunds were classed as No. 1, 839 pounds as No. 

 2, and 275 pounds as No. 3. Among the bottom leaves, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 contained 

 respectively: No. 1, none; No. 2, 131 pounds; and No. 3, 148 pounds. 



Yamaska. — -The Yamaska gave a total yield of 1,356 pounds divided as follows: — 



Top leaves, 239 pounds or 17 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 886 pounds or 65 per cent. 

 Bottom leaves, 233 pounds or 17 per cent. 



Of this variety, 331 pounds of thin leaves were gathered, or 24 per cent, and 

 1,025 pounds of darker and thicker leaves, or 75 per cent. 



The top leaves gave 81 pounds No. 1,121 pounds No. 2, and 35 pounds No. 3. 

 The middle leaves gave 288 pounds No. 1, 440 pounds No. 2, and 158 pounds. No. 3, 

 and the bottom leaves, 66 pounds, 97 pounds, and 70 pounds, of Nos. 1, 2, nfid 3, 

 respectively. 



Comstock. — The total yield of Comstock was 2,383 pounds, or an average of 1,191 

 pounds per arpent, made up as follows :— 



Top leaves, 443 pounds, or 18 per cent. 

 Middle leaves, 1,611 pounds or 67 per cent. 

 Bottom leaves, 302 pounds or 14 per cent. 

 Rejected, 27 pounds or 1 per cent. 



The total yield gave 1,239 pounds of thin leaf of light colour, or 52 per cent, and 

 1,117 pounds of darker and thicker leaves, or 47 per cent. 



Farxiiam. 



