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Considerable difference will be observed in yield from fallowed land and from 

 fall ploughinii,-. This piece of fall ploughing was given gieat attention, it having had 

 two ploughings and several harrowings ; yet the crop wijs poor in everything but 

 weeds and volunteer grain. 



PEAS, 1890. 



Returns from Summer Falloiv. 



Sown. 



Hai-vest. 



Black Eye April 24. 



Crown do 24 . 



Multiplier do 24. 



Extra Early do 28. 



Mummy .May 23. 



Relunis from Fall Plouyking. 



Black Eye do 24 



Crowi) I do 24 . . 



Multiplier do 24 . . 



Extra Early do 28.. 



Aug. 28. 



do 23. 



do 28. 



do 3. 



do 28. 



do 26. 



do 20. 



do 26. 



do 3. 



Yield. 



Bush. 



30 10 

 2.5 53 

 27-58 

 10 

 12 



14-5 

 10- 14 

 13-30 



4 



Weight. 



Lbs. 



62 

 62^ 

 61 

 63 



FALL WHEAT. 



Three vai-ieties. viz., Manchester, Democrat and Tasmania were sown in the 

 fiill of 1889. On account of dry fall weather, and being a little late in sowing, a 

 laige growth did not take place before winter set in. During the winter, straw to 

 the depth of two inches was put over one-half of each variety, but the only differ- 

 ence observed in the spi ing Avas that the portions covered were green a few days 

 longer than those which Avere not; all died early in May. One variety, " Velvet 

 Chaff,'' was sown this fall, also one variety of fall rye, viz., " Eeading Giant," 

 and two acres of spring wheat was sown just as winter set in. 



FODDER PLANTS. 



Ej'^e, millet, Hungarian grass, tares, oats, peas and corn were sown for 

 fodder. Of all the vai-ieties tested, rye, this yeai-, like last, proved to be the best 

 and most reliable, and can, without doubt, be depended on evei-y year for a crop of 

 fodder or hay. Rye, sown on fall plougliing on 29th April, cut on 14th July, gave 

 1^ Ions cured hay per acre. 



That sown on 2nd May on spring ploughing, cut on 14th July, returned 2^ tons 

 per acre of very fine cured hay. It was again sown on 17th May and on Tth July on 

 fallow, and cut on 1st August and 1st September, the yield being 3 and 2 tons 

 i'es))cctively. Eye was also sown for seed on 29th A])ril and on 17th May; i-ipe on 

 Ist and 15th August. They gave 18-20 and 30'45 bushels per acre respectively. 

 Rye and tares, rye, tares and oats, and rye and oats were sown on 2nd May and gave 

 a large quantity of green fodder, but were not entirely successful for hay on account 

 of having to cut the crop bcfoic tares or oats were far enough advanced. Barley 

 would be a more suitable grain to sow with rye, as both would come in nearly together. 

 Oats, tares and peas were sown together in equal parts on 2nd May and cut on 24th 

 July returning If tons per acre. The hay from this mixtui-e is not equal to rye, but 

 does very well for green fodder. 



■ Golden and common millets were sown on spring ploughingon 7th May ; injured 

 by hail on 12th June, were cut on 4th August and gave If tons per acre each. The 

 same varieties were sown on fall jjloughing on 22nd May. Injured by hail and hot 

 winds, gave only 1\ tons per acre when cut. The same were again sown on fallow 

 on 17th May, but overtaken by frost before ripe, and gave only \\ tons per acre. 



