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492 Report oF Farmer AND Acrinc PoMOLOGIST OF THE 
They will be given with the data obtained during the season of 
1891. The yield of corn on this field was about ten tons per acre 
as cut for silo. It was harvested on the thirtieth of September, 
October first, second and third, 106 tons in round numbers being: 
cut and packed in silo, Although the corn was planted later than — 
it was considered possikle to secure a crop of corn in this lati- — 
tude, it fully matured and made exceptionally fine silage. 
The field of alfalfa of about two acres sown for forage, although 
on some of the poorest land on the Station farm and badly seeded 
with narrow leaf plantain, furnished a good supply of very 
palatable and nutritious forage, being cut three times during the 
summer. The plant gives promise of standing the winter well, 
and is in much better condition than in the fall of previous year. 
The small field of prickly comfrey, also on poor ground and not 
manured, has furnished green feed for seven bulls the greater 
part of the summer. 
Oats and Canada peas were sown in succession to complete the 
soiling of the season. At the close of this year’s work in soiling 
we are led to believe that we can maintain our animals on alfalfa, © 
oats and peas and corn cheaper than on any combination of 
forage plants we have tested at this Station. If we were to 
recommend any crop in addition for this purpose, it would be rye 
sown in the fall for one cutting. 
LARGE FRUITS. 
APPLES. 
The older grafts in the experiment orchard failed to fruit except 
in a few cases and these the older and well-known varieties like 
Keswick, Codlin, Primate and Ben Davis. The newer varieties 
grafted in 1888; and those in each year since to the present date 
~ are in a very promising condition of growth, but have not come 
to sufficient maturity to bear fruit. 
Toward the close of September some of the largest seedling 
orchards in the State were visited with a view of obtaining some 
data as to the value of native wild fruit for improvement and cul- 
tivation. Many hundreds of these trees were inspected, the 
’ color, size and flavor of the fruits noted, and from these thirty- 
two were selected as worthy of further note and study. Specimens — 


