REPORT OF MR. A. MACK AY. 803 



The following are the varieties at present under test liere : — 



Turner. — Large red. Kipe 29th July, A good crop. Stood the dry weather 

 better than any other sort. 



Fhiladelphia. — Large dark red fruit. Ripe 29th July. In the first part of the 

 season the berries ripened well, bat dry weather affected the fruit greatly later in 

 the season. 



Dr. Reeder. — Eipe 29th July. Heavy crop of fine fruit. Large red berry. 



Cuthbert. — Large red berries. Eipe on 5th August. A good crop of well- 

 flavourcd fruit. 



Caroline. — Fine large orange coloured berries. Heavy crop. 



Golden Queen. — Eipe 27th July. Fruit was extra fine, but crop small. 



Wild. — Fruit and crop large, but fi-uit of poor flavour. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The old plots of Capt. Jack and New Dominion gave a large and fine crop of 

 fruit, as did also the new plot of these sorts set out in spring of 1892. All the plants 

 were covered with coarse manure during the winter. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



These came through the winter fairly well, but some of the young wood was 

 winter killed. 



Smith's Improved. — Eipe August 20th. Produced a good crop of tine large 

 berries. 



Downing. — Eipe August 25th. Small crop of good sized berries. 



HUCKLEBERRIES. 



Ten bushes of huckleberries were planted last spring. 



Six varieties of raspberries, 11 of currants, 21 of gooseberries, and 5 of straw- 

 berries were received and planted last spring, and will be reported on next year. 



FOEEST TEEES. 



The past season has been without exception the best for trees since the farm 

 started. 



Those that came through the winter of 1891-2 made a good growth, and 

 ripened their wood so thoroughly that no variety was in the least injured last 

 winter, severe though it was. Attention was drawn to this in my last report, and 

 the trees proved to be in even better condition than was expected at that time. 



The growth the jjast summer has been very great, Manitoba maple, willow, etc., 

 growing fi-om three to four feet, and apparently the wood has ripened as well as ic did 

 last year. The early part of the season was wet, causing rapid growth, and the latter 

 part being dry, the ripening process was helped to a great extent. 



Last spring 9,000 trees were transplanted into groves, shelter belts, wind- 

 breaks and along avenues — drawn from young plantations on the farm, and 8,525 trees 

 received from the Central Experimental Farm, were planted principally in sheltered 

 plots. These consisted of 500 elm, 3,000 oak, 3,000 maple, 1,000 Eiga pine, 1,000 

 spruce and 25 Eussian olive. A large number of the oak, Eiga pine and spruce died 

 after the dry weather set in. 



By actual count there are at present living on the farm, not counting those received 

 this spring from the Central Farm, the following number of trees :■;— In shelter belts, 

 46,675; in plantations, 15,800; in avenues, 1,960. These are principally maple 

 grown from seed, and transpl<inted. In addition there are in lawns, gardens and 

 other places, 270 Eiga pine, 389 Norway spruce, 21 cedar, 128 mountain ash, 58 



