356 



If a rofl color is produced, even though a weak one, the milk will not 

 curdle on boiling. 



Canadian experimental farms. Annual Report, 1890 (pp. 314) 



{Report of Director, W. Saunders, pp. 5-53). — A sununary is <;iven of 

 the report of experiments in early and late seeding of barley, oats, and 

 spring wheat, recorded in Bulletin !No. 8 of the Central Experiniental 

 Farm (see Ex]>eriment Station Record, vol. it, p. 520). The distribu- 

 tion of seed of oats, barley, wheat, peas, and corn in 1890 is described, 

 and reports from x>ersons who experimented with the seeds are sum- 

 marized. The total nnnd^er of samples distributed was 12,-35.3 to 5,80(5 

 applicants. Notes and tabulated data are given for tests of 10 varie- 

 ties of oats on small plats and 25 on large field plats; of 11 two-rowed 

 and 5 six-rowed varietiesof barley on small and large ])lats; 15 varieties 

 of spring. wheat on small jdats, 5 on large i)lats, ami ".> i»lanted in rows 

 2J feet apart; 9 varieties of winter wheat; 4 of winter rye; 1 of .spring 

 rye; 5 of peas; 17 of turnips in one series and 22 in another; 21 of 

 mangel-wurzels; 11 of sugar beets; 25 of carrots in one series and 21 

 in anothei-; and 94 of i)otatoes. Twelve hundred and forty live s;nn- 

 ]»les of seed of grain, grasses, clover, vegetables, etc., were tested at 

 the Central Ex]»erimental Farm in 1889 and 1890. The results, as stated 

 in a table, show a wide variation in the average vitality of diflerent 

 kinds of seed. There is an account of the results of the growth of two- 

 i<»\\('d i)arle> IVoni seed inipuitctl by the (Jovernmeut of Canada, taken 

 li(tm bulletin No. 9 (dthe Central ICxpcriinental Farm (see ICxperinieut 

 Station Kecord, vol. ii, p. .■»20). Infoiiuat i(»n regarding experimental 

 \\(»ik in forestry on the western jilains of Canada is given in a paper 

 by the Director, which was read at the nu'cting of the American I-'oi- 

 estry Association at (i)uebec, in Sept«Muber, 1.S90. A«-c«»unts an- gi\en 

 of visits made by the l)ire<tor to the jlilfcrent branch experimental 

 farms of Canada, and a linaucial stat«'nicnt lor the se\-eral farms for 

 tin' liscal year ending .lunc .111. isitd. The number (»f h-tters rec»'ived 

 duiing 1SS9 was ♦t.SJil; during 1S!»0. 19.S(t(>; numl»er of bulletins and 

 rei>orts sent out during 1SS!>. II. .".SI; during IS!»o, 2lS.12t>. The mail 

 iug list of the Central l*Xi»erinicntal I'arm is 20.(i(Mi. in addition to a 

 s])ecial dairy list of 1.000. 



IkCjiort of A(iriciil(i(iisf. ,1. U. h'ohtrtNon (i»p. 54-(iS. figs. 51). — This 

 includes an illust rated dcsfiipt icm of theexiu'rimental dairy buildingaml 

 the piggery erected at theCtMitral l''xi)erinu'ntal Farm. .Vcjvmnts are. 

 given of the swine and cattle of dilfei'cnt br«'eds k«'i>t at tin* farm, with 

 details regarding the rations fed to thcni. 



Jxcport of Ilortlriiliiiri.sf. J. Cnilfi (pp. (i9-102). — rndei' the lu'ad of 

 orchard fruits. ni>tcs are given <ni varieties of apples, pears, ]>Iums, 

 cherries, and apricots grown at the Central lvxi»erimeutal Farm, with 

 special references to Hussian vaiieties of apples an«l pears; and also 

 notes on varieti<'s of grai)es, strawberries. rasi>l)erries, blackberries, 

 currants, aud gooseberries; and on 22 varieties of cabbages, 7 of celery, 



