260 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Early, Medium and Late Sown Wheat 7 V Acre Plots. 



5| lbs. sown per plot equal to If bush, per acre. 



No. 1— 

 Red Fife . . 

 Stanley 



No. 2— 

 Red Fife . . . 

 Stanley 



No. 3- 

 Red Fife . . 

 Stanley 



No. 4— 

 Red Fife . . 

 Stanley 



No. 5— 

 Red Fife . . 

 Stanley . . . 



No. 6— 

 Red Fife . . , 

 Stanley 



Sown. 



Har- 

 vested. 



Sept. 1. 

 Aug. 27. 



Sept. 



12. 

 11. 



17. 

 15. 



Did 

 Not ripen, 



o 3 



Is 



115 

 110 



112 

 108 



108 

 107 



105 

 ]04 



103 

 101 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



16 

 15 



16 

 21 



15 

 14 



10 



18 



11 

 15 



40 

 40 



30 

 20 



20 

 40 



20 

 40 



40 

 20 



601 

 59 



5S£ 

 00 



59i 

 00" 



54 

 53 



50 

 53 



Mixed Grain for Feed. 



Two plots of mixed grain were sown, cut green, and cured for feed, both of these 

 mixtures make good feed, the stock seemed fond of it. 



The following table gives yield per acre, the size of the plots was ^ of an acre. 

 They were sown on May 11th, and harvested August 11th : 



No. 1 Plot. 



Quantity sown per acre. 



5 lbs. Prize Prolific Barley. 



6 " Golden Vine Pease.. 

 Z\ " Banner Oats 



Equal to 



1 bush, each 



per acre. 



Dry. 



Per acre. 

 2$ tons. 



No. 2 Plot. 



6 lbs. Golden Vine Pease f Equal to 



Red Fife Wheat i 1 bush, each 



6 



3i 



" Banner Oats . 



V 



per acie. 



2| tons. 



