420 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



There are at present on the farm six head of horses, twenty head of cattle, four 

 pigs, seven sheep, and forty-one fowls. 



All — with the exceptions above mentioned — are in apparent good health. 



BUILDINGS. 



A small comfortable shed for shelter has been put up in each of the bull yards. 



FENCING. 



About three-quarters of a mile of wire fence has been put up along the west side 

 of the farm, and a strip of land is being cleared along this to protect it from fire. 



LARGE FRUITS. 



APPLES. 



The crop of apples has been a very heavy one, and the quality very fine, there being 

 less scab and other fungus diseases than usual, and no injury from insects. The apple 

 miner, which did considerable damage to the fruit last year, has been entirely absent 

 this year. Whether their absence this season is because the injured fruit was carefully 

 gathered and fed to the stock, and the trees sprayed, during the growing season with 

 Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, and in winter with the lime sulphur and salt mix- 

 ture, or from some other cause, is not known. The following apples fruited for the first 

 time this year : — 



Devonshire Quarrenden. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit medium size, roundish 

 and flattened. Skin deep rich crimson, with small green dots. Flesh white, crisp, juicy; 

 pleasant sub-acid flavour. Season, August. 



Summer Red Streak. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit medium size, roundish 

 conical. Skin yellow, splashed and striped with red. Flesh white, juicy, brisk sub-acid. 

 Season, August. 



Grandmother. — Tree an upright vigorous grower. Fruit above medium size, nearly 

 conical. Skin greenish yellow, splashed and streaked with red. Flesh dry, granular and 

 sweet. Season, last of August. 



Bogdanoff. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit round, flattened, above medium size. Skin 

 yellow, with a bright red cheek. Flesh white, juicy, sprightly acid. Season, September. 



Borovinka {Solovieff). — Tree vigorous. Fruit of the Duchess type, only nearly twice 

 as large. Season, September. 



Gipsy Girl. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit large, obovate. Skin yellow, splashed 

 with bright red. Flesh white, juicy, crisp, sprightly acid. Season, September and October. 



No. 181. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit large, roundish, conical. Skin greenish, 

 yellow. Flesh white, juicy, mild acid. Season, last of September. 



Volga Anis. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit large, oblong conical. Skin greenish 

 yellow, with a red blush. Flesh white, coarse, mild sub-acid. Season, October. 



Haskell's Sweet. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, round flattened. 

 Skin greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun. Flesh yellowish, tender, medium, juicy 

 and pleasant. Season, October. 



King of Pippins. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish. Skin, pale 

 yellow, splashed with red. Flesh firm and sharply acid. Season, October and November. 



