. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... Central- Expefiihe«talBvfim- — DTTffVm— DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 25. 26 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS THE HORTICULTURAL DIVISION. The original area of land in the Horticultural Division wasforty acres, of which approximately one and a half acres havesince been given to the Poultry Division. In 1898, the forestbelts, comprising about twenty-one acres, were added and, in1911, the ornamental grounds and nurseries, occupying about32 acres were included, also an additional seven acres whichwill be devoted mainly to experiments with vegetables. T
. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... Central- Expefiihe«talBvfim- — DTTffVm— DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 25. 26 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS THE HORTICULTURAL DIVISION. The original area of land in the Horticultural Division wasforty acres, of which approximately one and a half acres havesince been given to the Poultry Division. In 1898, the forestbelts, comprising about twenty-one acres, were added and, in1911, the ornamental grounds and nurseries, occupying about32 acres were included, also an additional seven acres whichwill be devoted mainly to experiments with vegetables. Thismakes the total area of land in the Horticultural Division aboutninety-nine acres, occupied as follows:— Fruits and Vegetables: Apples, 231 acres; Plums, 2| acres;Cherries, I7 acres; Grapes, 21 acres; Raspberries and Black-berries, 1 acre; Currants, ^ acre; Gooseberries, | acre; Straw-berries, I acre; Nursery, 1 acre; Vegetables, 10 acres; Miscel-laneous, 3 acres. Total 46 acres. Forest Belts 21 Ornamental Grounds 30 Nursery and Rose Garden 2 Total 99 acres. Fruits. Apples.—One of the most important lines of exp
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