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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



CORN PLOTS. 



The experiments with the plots of Indian corn have been conducted with the object 

 of obtaining the largest weight of well matured green fodder for the silo and to have the 

 corn so far advanced when cut that the ears shall be in the late milk or glazed condition. 

 Each plot has been divided from the outset into two equal parts, on one of which — 

 known as No. 1 — one of the stronger growing and somewhat later ripening sorts has 

 been tried, and on the other, marked No. 2, one of the earlier maturing varieties. Dur- 

 ing the first four years one of the dent varieties was tested under No. 1. The Mam- 

 moth Southern Sweet was tried in 18S8, 1889 and 1890. In 1S91 the Red Cob Ensilage 

 was used and in 1892, 1893 and 1894, a free growing flint variety, the Rural Thorough- 

 bred White Flint, was tested. On the other half of the plot (No. 2) the Canada Yellow 

 Flint was used in 1888, 1889 and 1890, the Thoroughbred White Flint in 1891, and 

 Pearce's Prolific in 1892, 1893 and 1894. For the first four years the No. 1 series was 

 planted in drills 3 feet apart, using about 24 pounds of seed to the acre and thinning the 

 plants, when up to 6 or 8 inches apart, and the No. 2 in hills 3 feet apart each way and 

 4 or 5 kernels in a hill. During the past three years both sorts have been grown in 

 hills. The corn in both series of plots was planted in 1894 on May 23, and cut Septem- 

 ber 18th. The yield of fodder on these plots during the past season has been con- 

 siderably below the average. 



Experiments with Fertilizers, on plots of Indian Corn, y^th a cre each, cut 



green for Ensilage. 



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Fertilizers applied each year. 



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10 



11 



Barn-yard manure, well rotted, 12 tons 

 per acre 



Barn-yard manure, fresh, 12 tons per acre. 



Unmanured 



Mineral phosphate untreated,finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre in 1888—800 lbs. per 

 acre each year since 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs. per acre in 1888—800 

 lbs. per acre, each year since ; nitrate of 

 soda, 200 lbs. per acre 



Barn-yard manure, partly rotted and 

 actively fermenting, 6 tons per acre ; 

 mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs. per acre ; composted to 

 gether, intimately mixed and allowed to 

 heat for several days before using 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs. ; nitrate of soda, 200 

 lbs. ; wood ashes, unleached, 1,000 lbs. 

 per acre 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs. ; wood ashes, unleached, 

 1,500 lbs. per acre 



Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 500 lbs. 

 per acre 



Mineral superphosphate No. 1, 350 lbs. ; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre 



Mineral superphosphate No. 1, 850 lbs. ; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. ; wood ashes, un- 

 leached, 1,500 lbs. per acre 



Average Yield 



for 



Six Years. 



7th Season, 1894. 



H h P Ol 



O.CP& u^ 



fc SF j=£ 



03 

 0) 0) 



£ he 



Per acre. 



Tons. Lbs, 

 14 741 



11 1,700 

 3 960 



2 1,030 



4 1,550 



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P C Sj 



fc-S'S-S 



■» £ * c 

 2, « o % 



be 



18 61312 987 11 1,520 



16 1,633 



13 828 



12 1,380 



15 1,285 



10 1,990 



9 565 



9 133 



11 623 



17 848 13 228 13 480 



11 80 



8 700 

 6 980 



9 510 



Per acre 



Tons lbs 

 7 1,480 



5 1,690 

 2 850 



2 240 



Average Yield 



for 

 Seven Years. 



f a 



tc _ 

 -t» a 



Per acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 

 15 1,568 



18 1,446 

 10 1 



8 691 



4 1,810 12 550 



7 1,040 



8 210 



5 1,600 



4 1,780 



6 1,410 



8 950 



17 743 



15 1,983 



12 1,381 



11 1,609 



14 1,460 





Per acre 



Tons lbs 

 11 1,109 



10 1,939 

 6 1,328 



5 1,123 



8 1,079 



11 1,566 



10 1,164 



8 1,570 



8 940 



10 1,307 



16 1,51012 903 



