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lop, Transcendent and Martha. Of pears, Boussock and Flemish Beauty. 

 These varieties are twelve years planted. Of plums, Duane's Purple, Im- 

 perial Gage and Lombard ; all twelve years planted. Of cherries, the common 

 Canadian and some Russian kinds. Of red currants, Victoria. \'ersailles and 

 Pay's." 



Mr. A. I'^ddy, of Marksville, St. Joseph's Island, writes, " I think we ought 

 to encourage fruit growing here. I came here from the county of Oxford, when 

 the country was new. I do not think Algoma will be able to compete with 

 Oxford for fruit growing, but I do think that Algoma will be al)le to supply its 

 own apples within the next ten years. My best experience has been with the 

 Duchess and a few varieties of crabs. I have now over one hundred trees 

 which have been bearing for four years past. If I were planting again, I would 

 plant more Wealthys. They are very hardy and are better than the Duchess." 



T R ANS P LANTI \G ONIONS. 



In order to test the claims made for this method of growing onions, seeds 

 of seven varieties were sown in a hot-bed April 10, and on the i6th of May they 

 were transplanted to the field, and seeds of the same sort were on the .same day 

 sown in a parellel plat for comparison. 



The transplanted onions were placed in rows fifteen inches apart and at 

 intervals of four inches in the rows. The soil was a rich sandy loam and re- 

 ceived the same care as was given the adjoining tract containing a field crop of 

 onions. 



The result in every case was in favor of the transplanted onions ; the results 

 from the three best kinds being as follows : 



Variety. 



Bushels per acre. 



Transplanted.] Not 



I transpiante<l. 



Prizetaker. 

 Southport. 

 Kocca 



The four weeks following the sowing of the seed in the open grountl were 

 quite dry, and the plants made a slow start. The transplanted ones received a 

 copious watering when set out and did not suffer. The results were certainly in 

 favor of transplanting but although it will probably pay for home and for 

 truckers, it is doubtful if it would for large crops. — BuUctiu jg, Mich. Agr'/. Coll. 



