CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM NOTES.— X. 



Fig. 1934. View at Central Experimental Farm. 



-N many ways this has been one of the 

 most remarkable seasons which has 

 been experienced since the Central 

 c;::^ Experimental Farm was established. 

 There have been few summers when 

 showers were so frequent and long con- 

 tinued rain so rare. The result is that 

 practically nothings has been injured by rain 

 this year, and everything was benefited by 

 the showers to such an extent that fruit, 

 ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and lawns 

 never looked better than they did this 

 season. At this date, October 12th, little 

 injury has been done to vegetation by frost. 

 Even such tender things as tomatoes are 

 still growing, as what frosts there were 

 have been very light. Many of the trees, 

 shrubs, and plants are as green and fresh 

 looking as they were in midsummer, and no 

 one would suspect, if they did not know, 

 that this was the middle of October. 



The strawberry season was much longer 

 this year than usual, the first picking being 

 made on the 20th of June, and the last on 



the 20th of July. Raspberries also were a 

 good crop, and the season for that fruit was 

 prolonged. 



American plums did particularly well this 

 season, and a large number of trees were 

 heavily loaded. There is a growing demand 

 and paying prices for these plums on the 

 Ottawa markei, and local men are planting 

 more trees every year. Although there 

 have been a large number of varieties sent 

 out by nurserymen, only a few of the very 

 best should be planted. Cheney, Wolf, 

 Hawkeye, New Ulm, and Stoddard, are 

 fiVe of the best varieties yet tested, and 

 they cover the season from the last week of 

 August until near the end of September. 

 Aitkin is a little earlier than Cheney, but 

 not so good in quality. 



The crop of apples was good, much better 

 than was anticipated, for it was observed 

 in the spring that the fruit was not setting 

 well. Although the fruit did not set as 

 well as usual, the extra size made up for 

 the smaller number. The trees were 



