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fruit troos. Milk an<l iMittor lifivo boon sold and a rooord kopt of tlio salos. 

 Kt'fonls havo also been kept of the milk yields, weather, and soil teuu>eratur6s. 

 Xo additional land clearinj: was attempted this season. All the time which 

 eoidd be spared from srowin^ crops was used in improviuj? the house and 

 .1,'ronnds. A road was made to the beach, and over this jjravel was hauled to 

 make walks from the house to the outbulldiuf^s. Old bricks were used as bor- 

 der for tile walks. A number of sjiruce and birch trees wt-re transplanted in 

 the yard. The liou.se has been recalked, lined with buildinjx i)ai»er, and all of 

 the dwwnstairs rooms have been repaiiered. which will make the house more 

 comfortable^ than heretofore. 



ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT. 



A mowinj; machine was addeil to the c(|ui|iment August 2. and this will 

 ^'reatly U'ssen the time necessary to gather the hay. (PI. VI, tig. 2.) 



Si.x hens were purchased of a native of this place, and during August they 

 laid 8 dozen eggs. These hens were fed on table scraps. 



GRAIN. 



KIKl.I) 0.\TS. 



Field A. — Soodod May •2'2. .Inne 1.". .". inches high; fair inland. August 1. 

 8 to ;><> inches high : .".() jier c-eiit headed. August 15. 24 to M'> inches high. (Jrain 

 was in the milk when injured by frost .August 2<; and 27. 



Field B (first planting).— Seeded May 27. .Inne l."», 2 inches high; fair stand. 

 .Tuly 1, 4 inches high ; good stand. August 1. 24 inches high ; 2". per cent headed. 

 August 15, 26 inches high; fully headed. September 1, 40 to 48 inches high ; in 

 the milk when injured by the frost. 



Field B (second planting). — Seeded .Inne 1(». .Inly l.".. 4 inches higli : fair 

 stand. August 1, 12 inches high; no heads. August 1.".. 24 inches high; .")<» per 

 cent headed. September 1, 24 to 40 inches high. 



Field e. — Seeded May ;J0 and ;n. June la, 1 inch high; uneven stand. .Tuly 

 1. average 4 inches high; good stand. August 1, 30 inches high; some heads 

 showing. August 15, 86 to 40 inches hig^i ; 75 per cent headed. September 1, 

 4S to GO inches high. Some of the grain was injured by frost. 



Ilanna Two-Row: Seed sown May 26. June 15, 3 inches high; good stand. 

 July 1, average 4 inches high. August 1, 30 inches high ; 75 per cent headed. 

 August 15. 3() inches high ; fully headed. September 1, 40 iuches high ; some iu 

 milk and some iu dough when injured by frost. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Seed sown May 20. June 15. just coming up ; good stand. July 1. 2 Inches 

 high; not thrifty. July 15. 2 to 10 inches high; some in bloom. August 1, 20 

 inches high; in full bloom; looking well. August 15, 30 inches high; seed 

 formed. Thera was a small percentage of ripe seed when killed by frost 

 August 20. 



LEGUiVEES. 



BEANS. 



Horse Bean No. 24.53; Seed i)lanted May 4. June 15, 1 inch high; excellent 

 .stand. July 1, 4 inches high. July 15, 10 inches high. August 1, vines 24 



