98 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 

 Mangels. 

 Table IV. 



1892. 

 1893. 

 1894. 



Average . 



Cost per acre. 



$ 



33.86 

 31.57 

 32.42 



32-61 



Yield per acre. 



14 

 20 

 21 



Tons. Lbs. 



564 



70 



699 



18 1,111 



Cost per ton. 



2.37 

 1.57 

 1.51 



1-81 



INDIAN CORN CROPS. 



l A acres of Longfellow Corn (18 lbs. per acre mixed with 30 lbs. of Granton 

 Horse Beans per acre.) — Land received a dressing of barnyard manure at the rate of 

 ten tons per acre ; planted May 21st; Corn came up June 4th and 6th ; Beans came 

 up June 6th and 8th. On September 25th a frost (of some 10 degrees), blighted the 

 leaves and caused the crop to dry out probably 25 per cent from the green weight, before 

 it was cut and put into the silo. The Horse Beans among the Corn did not grow well 

 and amounted to only 1\ per cent of the total weight of crop. The total yield from the 

 two acres weighed 27 tons 1,655 lbs. 



2 acres of Longfellow Corn (18 lbs. per acre, mixed with 30 lbs. of Tick Horse 

 Beans per acre.) — The Horse Beans in this lot did not grow any better than in the plot 

 where Granton Horse Beans were planted. The effect of the frost on September 25th 

 was alike on all the corn crop on the 40-acre lot. The total yield from the two acres 

 weighed 27 tons 1,510 lbs. 



2'acres of Compton's Early Corn (20 lbs. per acre.) — The total yield from the 

 two acres weighed 30 tons 1,300 lbs. 



335 acres of Longfellow Corn (20 lbs. per acre.)— About one acre was injured 

 by water lying on it in spring ; that part did not yield more than \ a crop. The total 

 yield from the 3-35 acres weighed 36 tons 205 lbs. 



7'75 acres of Longfellow Corn (20 lbs. per acre.) — Some low parts of this field 

 had water standing on them a week after the Corn came up. It was planted May 17th 

 and came up May 29th and 30th. The frost on September 25th blighted the leaves 

 and the Corn was not cut until October 6th and 8th. The total yield from the 775 

 acres weighed 94 tons 1,473 lbs. 



COST OP LABOUR FOR GROWING INDIAN CORN FOR FODDER. 



The following is a statement of the cost of labour for growing 17 1 acres of Indian 



Corn and putting the crop into the silos : — 



Rent of land at $3 per acre $ 51 30 



Ploughing at $2 per acre 34 20 



Harrowing, three times, 20 cents per acre per time 10 26 



Rolling and disc-harrowing, \ day at $2.50 1 25 



Seed, including 2 bushels horse beans 11 50 



Sowing, 2 days at $2. 50 5 00 



Hoeing, 24£ days at $1 .25 30 63 



Cultivating with single horse, S^ days at$l .75 15 05 



Cultivating with team, 6 days at $2.50 15 00 



Cutting, loading, etc., in field and at silo, 79 days at $1.25 98 75 



Drawing in, 16 days at $2.50 40 00 



Man at engine, 8 days at $1 .50 12 00 



Use of engine and fuel, 7 days at $5.00 35 00 



Proportion of time of farm foreman 34 00 



$393 94 



