20 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V.. A. 1912 



and Bishop wheats fully headed out, and Red Fife and Kubanka followed four days 

 later. Oats commenced heading out on the 9th. 



The hay crop was light on the high land owing to the dry season, but was plenti- 

 ful in the swamps and around the lakes and, as a result, there is no shortage of feed in 

 this district. 



The conditions of the early part of August were favourable to all crops. On the 

 night of the 14th, a slight frost occurred, but apparently did little damage; on the 

 night of the 10th, however, there was a very heavy frost; the wheat on and around the 

 Experimental Station was uninjured, but in other parts of the district it was badly 

 damaged, especially on the north side of the river. The barley and oats were so far 

 advanced that they escaped and are well up to the average. There will be about 5,000 

 bushels of wheat of saleable quality in the neighbourhood out of a possible 30,000 

 bushels, had the frost not occurred. Most of the injured wheat, though not saleable, 

 will be good enough for grists and the rest for feed. This partial failure of the crops 

 will thus not cause such distress as might appear. This frost also prevented the toma- 

 toes from ripening and cut down the potato crops. 



The first harvest work was done with barley, which was cut on August 13. The 

 first wheat was cut on the 7th, and harvest became general on the 22nd. In this dis- 

 trict, the crops were generally light, potatoes especially so. 



Stacking was completed about September 24. Threshing has not yet been com- 

 menced. 



The fruit trees and ornamental shrubs have done remarkably well. Some of the 

 lilacs and other flowering shrubs were in bloom the greater part of the summer, and 

 were the source of admiration and surprise to all who saw them Many of the flowers 

 are still in bloom (October 12), especially the pansies, which are still very brilliant, 

 in spite of the many frosts. 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) ROBERT JONES. 



