Bon REPORT OF THE FARM SUPERINTENDENT OF THE 
The two original plats of 100 square feet and the 2-35 acre on 
A gore have yielded as follows the past season : 





ha Ate 100 sq. Fast 100 sq. A gore, 
, lbs. feet, lbs. lbs. per acre. 








MUNG Ti VIOld ab TAte Of cicczcshecceceeaue ness 19,384 18,513 | Green, 12,250 
PULY 18, YiGld AE TALO Ole) to cacdsdes tecs cee tat 6,751 “eb, 287. ODE, 3,789 
September 24, yield at rate of......... Bevin 5,009 5,009 | Dry, 3,013 
31 9144 iy (LOM daiatetshaisiae fee Mroeiate 


Besides these plats, the cherry orchard and a strip in field D 
have been cut three times and yielded considerable amounts of 
ereen forage and hay. | 
The second cutting on the cherry orchard amounted to 1,584 
pounds of hay on .97 acre. Late the past season these plats were | 
top-dressed, and it is proposed to give them another dressing in 
spring. This should stimulate them to better results than have 
hitherto been attained without manuring. 
Prickty Comrrey (Symphytum asperrimum ). 
The plat set and reported upon last season* was top-dressed 
and cultivated early in the spring, and after each cutting except 
the last. It has continued to yield well and has been supple- 
mented by a new setting of 1-10 acre. Plat B 1 was planted April 
26 from cuttings purchased of Dr. Foster, Clifton Springs, New 
York. The rows in the new setting are 3 1-3 feet apart, with the 
roots set 18 inches apart in the row. This plat has been top- 
dressed once, and cultivated frequently during the season. The 
plants showed quite a tendency to blossom, but were not cut back 
until July 11, the date of second cutting on the older plantation, 
when it was cut as close to the ground as could be conveniently 
done with a grass knife. Below are dates of cutting on both plats, 
and the rate of the harvest weight per acre, except for the first 
cutting on A, the memorandum of which was lost. 
i A 14, upper. B1, upper and lower. 
INT NCE DR ER IES Py eRMeeey Viye, Wt. lost. 
1-2 6,280 lbs. green. 
ee atere Cuma cr ary Sie hal ares ahr 052 Ibs. | athe 
hte Pmtorenc GROIN O01) pees fie: 
september 1077 oe ie ann 13,456 lbs. 11,105 lbs. green. 
*Station Report 1887, page 72. 
