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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V. f A. 1914 



BEANS. 



The beans were sown on the 3rd June, in duplicate rows 32 feet long, one of 

 which was allowed to ripen for seed and the other picked, of which a close record was 

 kept. 



The row which was left to ripen did not get a chance to dry before cold weather. 



TOMATOES. 



The seed was sown in the hotbeds on the 8th of April, they were pricked off into 

 strawberry boxes the 1st of May, and remained there until the 20th of June, when 

 they were transplanted into the open. Each plot consisted of ten strong plants, being 

 set five feet apart each way, giving good room for cultivation and sunshine. 



The season was not at all suitable for the ripening of fruit, the weather being 

 too dull, but there was a very good set of fruit, which was nearly all harvested green. 

 A record was kept of each plot, and is given below. 



CABBAGE. 



The cabbage was sown in the hotbeds on the 6th April and pricked off on the 

 29th April; where they remained until the 5th June, when they were transplanted to 

 the open, in two rows 32 feet long and 3 feet between the rows. 



