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The best onion to grow is the Brown Spanish ; but on the North Coast 
lands, the Extra Early Barletta and Early Flat Red appear to be best adapted 
or the soil and climate. The yield from well-tilled land averages about 10 tons 
fen acre, but there are many instances of from 12 to 15 tons having been 
atvested. 1t is a crop that will repay the farmer for his trouble, and one that 
ways meets with a ready sale. 
PROSPECTS FOR FROZEN MEAT. 
Tae Hon. J, Archibald, M.L.C., who returned from Europe in December last, 
‘peaking of the meat trade in London, said:—While in England, I made 
inquiries into the future prospects of the home markets for our surplus 
tattle and sheep, both frozen and tinned. At the time of my visit the 
‘mand was strong and the prospects bright. I learned that a large number 
®t the ranches in America are being gradually absorbed for agricultural 
Purposes, and the day is not far distant when, owing to the increase in popula- 
hon in America and the smaller area on which to grow sheep and cattle, the 
‘Nglish markets will be wholly supplied from the Australian colonies. What is 
Yeally wanted in connection with the frozen meat trade is one large distributing 
‘~bartment, to overtake the supply and sale of our beef and mutton throughout 
te United Kingdom. In many places I visited, the meat from these colonies 
'S sold indiscriminately, with the result that we do not realise fair prices for our 
petimodity, 
SILAGE V7. ROOTS. 
An the Ontario Agricultural College, Shaw fed to three groups of steers about 
12 1b. of grain daily per head, consisting of ground peas, barley, and oats. The 
“ushage fed the different lots was as follows :—Lot 1, 57 Ib. of silage per head 
daily. “Tot 2, 31 1b. of silage and 91b. of hay per head daily. Lot 3, 43 1b. of 
foots and 111b. of hay per head daily. The trial began in December and 
‘sted 146 days, with the results shown in the following table :— eat 
Tot l. Lot 2. Lot 3. _ 
Silage and Silage, Hay, Roots, Hay, 
Meal, and Meal. and Meal, 
} ; . 1b. Ib. lb. 
Weight of two steers at commencement .,. 2,789 2,735 2,672 
Gain of two steers in 146 days ar Me 55D 4 448 BY, 
Average gain per steer os fax een in ONG 224 6 Bay © 
Average gain per steer per day —... Sees 0) LEGSSEE Bo NSE, 
It will be seen that the steers getting silage only with grain, made a 
Steater daily gain than those getting roots, hay, and grain, or even silage, hay, 
aud grain. Stockmen in this country have always admired the highly finished 
“attle of Canada and especially those of Great Britain, both of which countries 
jake extensive use of roots for steer-feeding. Our feeders haye always affirmed, 
Pegs tars that, no matter how desirable roots were for feeding purposes, they 
ines Out of the question, because our people have neither the time nor 
melination to grow root crops. Our experiment stations have shown that an 
ihe of corn silage is even more valuable in nutrients than an equal area ° 
Dantes to roots, and that the corn crop can be placed inthe silo for half the 
cee of placing the same area of roots in the cellar. If silage is as valuable as 
ots, pound for pound, for fattening steers, and if a given weight of this 
‘ outa costs but half as much as roots, cannot the corngrower use silage 
wv 'stactorily for both growing and fattening cattle ? ji PAAf MEA gt AS 
