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Appendix I. 



Reports on Alfalfa. 



Mr. C. M. Ogilvie, Kingston — I have planted Alfalfa seed at Melrose 

 in Manchester, it is growing but the nature of the soil seems against its 

 doing well. 



Mr. T. N. Cripps, Kingston — The Alfalfa seeds which I planted in 

 Kingston all died. My next venture will be at Tankerville in St. 

 Andrew, to which place I am about to move, where I hope I shall 

 be more successful. 



Mr. E. J. Mackenzie, Greenwich Park - I am sorry I cannot make 

 any very satisfactory report on the Alfalfa seed sown here last October. 

 The cultivation was very shallow, and the soil clayey. 



Mr. P. J. Duncans, Halls Delight, St. Andrew — I planted the Alfalfa 

 seed on the 30th September, it germinated well but the fowls dis- 

 covered it when 6 inches high, and picked off every leaf : and although 

 I fenced it round and covered it with branches I could not keep them 

 from it, consequently it all died before Christmas. 



Mr. J. Keene, Serge Island, Blue Mountain Valley, St. Thomas. — 

 The seeds were sown thickly and lightly covered with fine soil, 

 germination was very rapid as the young plants came up in a few days 

 but owing to the drought, and a sub-soil being of a gravelly nature, 

 the growth up to the present time has been very slow : the highest 

 plants are not more than nine inches in height and the foliage is turn- 

 ing brown. 



Mr. W. F. Connolley, Vineyard Penn, St. Andrew. — The seeds 

 planted came up well, and grew luxuriantly during the rains, but since 

 then they have remained where the rains left them, about 18 inches 

 high, with a tendency to layer out, and have flowered freely. I think 

 they have done fairly well considering that my place is so badly sup- 

 plied with water. 



Mr. P. C. Cork, Barbican, St. Andrew — The weather down here 

 (Barbican) has been too dry to admit of planting Alfalfa with any 

 prospect of success. I had some planted at Williamsfield 1,400 

 or 1,500 feet above sea-level and it has grown very nicely, the tallest 

 being about 18 ins. high. It has not as yet been utilized as fodder for 

 stock. 



Mr. P. A. Clare, Hagley Gap, St. Thomas. — I sowed the Alfalfa 

 seeds on the 8th of September. They made ready growth but the heavy, 

 rain which fell during the latter part of the year completely spoilt 

 them. The rest of the seeds were sown early this month (March), their 

 growth is promising. 



Dr. Manners, Bull Bay, St. Thomas. — I had a square chain 

 prepared and sowed the seed broadcast : it came up well to about 4 

 inches when the heavy rains came on and it died out. I think it 

 would do well in dry soil. 



Mr. H. Cork, St. Margaret's Bay, Portland. — I am sorry to say the 

 Alfalfa seeds were a complete failure with me. The land was well 

 ploughed, but only a few of the seeds germinated, and they soon died. 



Mr. H. P. Deans, Priestman's River, Portland. — The Alfalfa you sent 

 me has not grown as rapidly as I expected. Sown four months ago, the 

 plants are not more than 3 inches high. 



