.*?('»('> KKI'olM' nK < )FF1( K (>K KX1'KK1MP:NT STATIONS. 



tlit'if wen- :i Ljrt'iil iiianv |)l:inlc(l. Tlit' \ari('tii's sown were Alaska, 

 First ami Best, Sfoiclu'i", and 1 liMsford. 



Potidncs.- I*«»lat()('s were plaiitiMl April 2s, M;iy (j, 1»», 2:i, and 'J«», 

 usinijf old land in all cases. One i)at(li planti'd May '2*2 has failed 

 ontii'ely. Init the otiu'.rs have done, fairly well. In each of the best 

 two tields 1 dii<r 1 rod Sej)teniljer !», and tin- yield was IS pounds. 

 This, at S(K) rods of potiito rows to the acre, jj^ives a yield of 1^40 bush- 

 els. The tubers should j^row considerably still this fall, as the vines at 

 this time are still in bloom and \io()r()us. Potatoes on sandy Itmd 

 will yield a little more than half as well as those above noted. 



Riiil is/ten. — lladishes were planted in lai'Lfc (piantities and at various 

 times with j^ood icsults. Early Scaiiet, Lon<i' Scarlet, Early Bird, 

 F"rench Forcing", all did as well as could l)e ex})ected at e\cry plantin<^, 

 l)ut the radishes soon became hollow. Black S))anish terminated well, 

 but ran to" seed before makiiio- roots of desirabh; size. Scarlet C'hina 

 Winter radishes were sown in AufJ-ust and are lookino- well now, but 

 will need several weeks of prowinyf weather to make satisfactorv roots. 



Iii(fa-l)(i(/(i(<. — Kutji-l)aoas of two varieties were planted, one plat of 

 each A})ril 2S on sandy land, similar to that on which they made a 

 good yield last jear. The roots are small at this writin*^- and the yield 

 will be liji'ht. althouuh the seed ijferminated well. Mav 2n anothei- 

 plat of each was sown. The land is better, and the roots will be lar<^or, 

 but not so large as last year on the same ground. The kinds planted 

 were Yellow vSwede and Sweet Russian. 



Sidsify. — Long- White has succeeded for the first time in our experi- 

 ence. The tops have grown to IS inches high, but the roots are small, 

 about three-fourths of an inch in diameter. 



Tin'/nj)s. — Amber Globe, White Milan, aixl Yellow Aberdeen were 

 sown iNlay 25 and 2(i. The roots will be small and the yield ver}'^ 

 light on the ground that gave such excellent results hist vear. In an 

 old garden which is ver}- rich we had a few turnips which measured 

 S inches in diameter. The crop is practically a failure. 



FLOWERS AND TREES. 



V^'ith flowers, such as poppies, nasturtiums, corn flower, sweet peas, 

 and pansics we have had success, as usual. Several hardy Indbs 

 secured a 3^ear ago last spring failed to survive the winter. Shrubs 

 have failed to do any good, but I still believe both l)ulbs and shrul)s 

 could be grown. Small fruits have been given little attention, but 

 hardy varieties should do well. One crab-apple tree has survived 

 and has made a little growth in three summers. Some black locust 

 seed was sown in the spring and a few seed germinated and have pro- 

 duced plants 2 inches high. 



