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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V^ A. 1917 



Bush Honeysuckle ( Lonicera tataricu rubra). Golden Spiraea (Spiraea opulifolia aurea). 

 Bush Honeysuckle (Lonicera Morroivi) . Snowberry ( Symphoricarpus racemosue) . 



8\voet Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius'). Common ((Snowball (Vibuyntun Opulus sterile). 

 Large-flowered Mock Orange (Philadelphus High Bush Cranberry (^Viburnum Opulus). 



grandiflorus) . 

 Smoke Bush (Rhus Cotinus). 



EVERGEEENS. 



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The evergreens planted at this Station have made very indifferent growth, but 

 are now getting established and are commencing to add appreciably to the beauty of 

 The following are particularly desirable: — 



the grounds 



Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens). 



Stone Pine (Pinus Cembra). 



Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus montana Mug- 



hus). 

 Savin Juniper (Junipcr]ts Sabina) . 

 Thread-leaved Cypress (Reiinospora pisifera 



fill f era). 

 P'.ume-like Cypress (Retinospora pisifera plu- 



mosa). 



Hovey's Aiborvitae (Thuya occidentalis 



Hoveyi). 

 Pyramidal Arborvitse (.Thuya occidentalis 



pyramidalis). 

 Compact Arborvitje (Thuya occidentalis 



compacta.) 

 Siberian Arborvitse (Thuya occidentalis 



Warea7ia) . 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Four varieties of strawberries were tested in .one-twentieth acre plots. The plants 

 were set May 14, in the spring of 1914. The ground was manured with 15 tons well 

 rotted manure per acre in the spring and ploughed under. Five hundred pounds of 

 complete fertilizer per acre was scattered broadcast and harrowed in before planting. 

 The plants were set in rows 4 feet apart and 1 foot -apart in the row. The yield from 

 these plots is givAi in the table below. 



Pocomoke 



Senator Dunlap 



Sample 



Stevens Late Champion. 



First 

 Picking. 



July 6. . 

 " 6.. 

 " 6.. 

 " 10. 



Last 

 picking. 



July 26 

 " 22 

 " 28 

 " 31 



Date of 

 largest 

 picking. 



July 16 

 " 14 

 " 16 

 " 22 



Yield per 



acre boxes. 



5,575 

 4,660 

 4,420 

 3,148 



VALUE OF PLANTING GOOD STRONG STRAWBEKRY PLANTS. 



In order to test the value of using strong well-developed strawberry plants two 

 one-fortieth-a.cre plots were planted at the same time. The plants in plot 1 were the 

 best ones available and those on plot 2 were the small runner plants from the same 

 jilot which had developed late the previous season. The results would seem to show 

 that every effort should be made to use only the best developed year-old plants for 

 setting out a new plantation. 



Plot 1 from large well developed plants, 5,177 boxes. 

 Plot 2 from small plants, 2,245 boxes. 



EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD WORK. 



Experiments were continued this season at Berwick, Falmouth, and Bridgetown 

 in the same orchards used for this work two preceding years. The experiments have 

 for the most part been confined to apple scab control, using both the lime-sulphur and 

 soluble sulphur to which lead arsenate had been added for insect control. 



The object of the experiments is to clear up certain points in connection with 

 the time of application for the best control of apple scab and from the results it would 

 appear that the greatest loss to growers has been caused from early scab infection due 



Kentville. 



