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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Winter Eye. 



One-half acre was sown in winter lye, September 9th in the fall of 1892, which 

 grew well, yielding 14^ bushels from f bushel sown, weighing 55 pounds per bushel. 

 Two and one-half bushels were sown this fall which it is proposed to experiment 

 with as to its value as an early green feed for stock. 



Cauliflower. 



Fifteen varieties of cauliflowers were transplanted, from the hotbed and made 

 very good growth. Among the best varieties noticed were the Early Snowball, 

 Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt, Thorburn's Nonpareil, and Autumn Giant. "The follow- 

 ing table gives character of the growth : — 



General Statement op Crops. 



Fifty-six acres in hay land grew 110 tons, and in addition to the plots of grain 

 for testing purposes which yielded 248 bushels, there were 10 acres in oats and pease 

 which gave 453 bushels, and 3 acres in buckwheat which gave 1042- bushels, making 

 in all 805J bushels of grain grown this year. 



The plots of roots gave 5*77 bushels, and in addition, there were 5 acres in 

 turnips which yielded 4,620 bushels, making in all 5,19*7 bushels of roots. 



Three acres were sown with corn, beans and sunflowers for ensilage ; 4 acres 

 were devoted to grain crops for feeding purposes during the summer months. 



About 3 acres were in small fruits, nursery and shrubbery. The remainder 

 of the cleared land was devoted to pasturage. 



Drainage and its advantages. 



Nine acres of land has been underdrained this year : this with that previously 

 drained, makes 70 acres of the farm thoroughly underdrained. This work has cost 

 an average of about $50 per acre, including main drains with from 8 to 4-inch 

 tiles; about 49 acres are laid with 3-inch tiles, the remainder with 2-inch. They 

 are principally 30 feet apart and 3 feet deep, in some of the land that was very 

 boggy they are 20 and 22 feet apart, while 7 acres are drained with tiles placed 24 

 feet apart and 2f feet deep. 



In some cases where the land was uneven, the drains had to be deepened in 

 places to insure a gradual /all, this being necessary in all underdrains. To ac- 

 complish this object, it was necessary in one place to lay a main drain of 4-inch tiles 



