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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



A second sowing was made on 15th May, but the hot weather interfered with 

 the growth of many of the varieties. 



CAULIPLOWKRS. 



Fifteen varieties of cauliflowers were tested on the farm, the season was very 

 unfavourable for this plant and only the early varieties headed. 



The following were the best this year : Thorburn's Gilt Edge, Steele's Extra Early, 

 Extra Early Paris, and Extra Early Erfurt. 



RHUBARB. 



Mention was made in my last report of the usefulness of this plant here. 



The series of experiments with seedlings commenced last year were continued 

 this year; and the roots of twenty standard varieties were obtained from the United 

 States and Britain, these were set out and will be reported on next year. 



A few of the best plants of Victoria and Tottle's Improved Seedlings were 

 allowed to ripen seed, each plant produced about 3 oz. of seed containing 1,800 seeds 

 per oz. 



The stalks of the plants set out last year were pulled every ten days and weighed; 

 below will be found the returns per plant, &c., as the plants were set 4x4 feet the 

 returns per acre were in some instances very large. 



Variety. 



Manitoba Seedling No. 1. 



do No. 2. 



do No. 3. 



do No. 4. 

 Tottle's Improved 



Origin. 



Seedling of Victoria 



do Myatt's Linnaeus.. . 

 do Johnston St. Martin 

 do Stotts Mammoth ., . . 



Root from J. Tottle, Stonewall. 



Quantity. 



Choice, tender. 

 Good do 

 Green, hard, poor. 

 Fair quality. 

 Good, tender. 



TOMATOES. 



Three varieties only of tomatoes were planted on the farm this year. All were 

 sown in hot beds and transplanted to the open ground 1st June. 



The firat to ripen was Steele's Earliest of All, a large wrinkled variety ; this 

 ripened on 22nd August and yielded 23 lbs. from ten plants. 



