96 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Indian Corn and Horse Bean Crops. 



Tons. 



4 acres, Corn and Horse Beans, mixed 55 



5 ' 35 acres, Corn 60 



7 75 acres do 94 



2" 75 acres do and Horse Beans (grownafter crop of Mixed 



Cereals was cut) 6 



4" 18 acres, Horse Beans, weighed green 51 



4 acres Sunflower heads 14 



Lbs. 



1.165 

 1,505 

 1,473 



732 



1,940 



35 



Pasture. 



4 - 31 acres. 



The total cost for the growing of the crops in 1894 from 45-09 acres (of which 2*75 

 acres were cropped twice) was $816.54. The details are given hereafter. 



NOTES ON THE MIXED CEREAL CROPS. 



7*75 acres of Mixed Cereal crops. — A different mixture, of Rio Grande Wheat, 

 Canadian Thorpe Barley, Banner Oats and Mummy Pease, was sown on each of seven 

 plots. One bushel of Granton Horse Beans was sown on each acre in addition, and also 

 3 lbs. of Flax. By reason of damage from weather and the uneven character of the soil, 

 the yields per acre from the different mixtures, do not give results which can be taken 

 as evidence of the best mixtures of these grains for fodder crops. 



Table I. 



Plots No. 4, 5 and 6 were injured to the extent of nearly a quarter of an acre in 

 each, by water standing on them. 



1 acre of Mixed Cereals. — This was sown with a mixture of Canadian Thorpe Barley 

 1£ bushels ; Mummy Pease, 1^ bushels ; Granton Horse Beans, 1 bushel ; and Flax 3 lbs. 

 From July 4th it was cut and fed to the cattle. The green weight per acre was 15,390 

 pounds. 



COST OF LABOUR FOR GROWING CROP OF MIXED CEREALS. 



The following is a statement of the cost of labour for growing 7*75 acres of mixed 

 cereals and putting the crop in the barn : — 



Rent of land, at $3 per acre $ 23 25 



Ploughing, at $2 per acre 15 50 



Harrowing twice, rolling once, at 20 cents per acre each 4 65 



Disc harrowing, 6 acres, at 50 cents per acre 3 00 



Seed 28 60 



Sowing & day. at $2.50 per day 2 25 



Cutting and drawing to barn, 4& days at $2.50 per day 10 50 



Horse-rake and horse-fork, 3 ^ days, at $1.75 per day 5 42 



Labour, cocking, turning,loading and unloading, 24^ days, at $1.25 30 62 



Proportion of time of farm foreman 15 50 



$139 29 



