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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



POTATOES. 



Thirty-four varieties were tested and like the roots were the poorest crop we 

 have had since-the farm was established. Besides being light in yield, they were 

 small in size, scabby and only fair in quality. The potato land was fallowed in 1892, 

 ploughed before planting and well harrowed. The potatoes were dropped in rows 

 3 feet apart and 13 inches in the rows, harrowed after they came up and were 

 run through with a scuffler each week. When tops got large enough they were 

 hilled up with a plough. 



Planted 26th May ; taken up 5th Oct. 



Name of Variety. 



Crown Jewel 



Empire State 



Thorburn 



Sharpe's Seedling. . 



Algoma No. 1 



Early Ohio 



Early Rose .... . 



Early Puritan 



Chicago Market . . . 

 Beauty of Hebron . 



Rural Blush 



Delaware 



Lee's Favourite . . , 



Vanguard 



Clarke's No. 1 



Everett . 



Daisy 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



133 

 91 

 67 

 128 

 100 

 91 

 152 

 128 

 141 

 163 

 128 

 183 

 124 

 137 

 165 

 183 

 157 



.30 

 40 

 50 

 20 

 50 

 40 

 10 

 20 

 20 

 10 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 30 



20 

 40 



Name of Variety. 



Early Sunrise 



Holborn Abundance. 



Northern Spy 



Dakota Red 



State of Maine 



Burpee's Extra Early 



Polaris 



Green Mountain. . . . 



White Beauty 



New Variety 



Pearce's Extra Early 



Toronto Queen 



Earliest of All 



American (Jiant . . . 



Munroe Co 



Early Gem 



Sunlit Star 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Bush. 



183 

 165 

 150 

 155 



73 

 132 

 152 

 124 

 141 

 146 

 143 

 139 



73 

 135 

 205 

 139 

 128 



lbs. 

 20 



20 

 50 

 20 

 20 

 10 

 20 

 20 

 40 



20 

 20 

 40 



20 



20 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



As in preceding years, tests were made with several sorts of many kinds of 

 vegetables to find out the earliest and best for the North-west. 



No special effort was made to produce large specimens or heavy crops, earli- 

 ness and suitability being the main object. On account of protection afforded by 

 the wind breaks, now established on the farm, the crop on the whole was the best 

 and most satisfactory of any yet grown. This was especially the case with the 

 onion crop. 



ARTICHOKES 



Did not do well. The tops grew to a good size 

 September and the bulbs were small. 

 Sown, 4th May ; up, 22nd May. 



but were hurt by frost in 



ASPARAGUS. 



The first cutting was had on May 27. It did well and gave a large crop all 

 through the season. 



