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EXPERIMENT A L FA RMS. 



Corn. 



Nine varieties of corn were sown 23rd May in rows and in hills, two rows each, 66 

 feet long and 3 feet apart. The hills were also 3 feet apart each way, all on sandy loam 

 soil. 



Sowing in rows gave the largest returns per acre, and required less labour, the seed 

 being sown in rows with the seed drill. 



Pearce's Prolific and Longfellow corn proved to be the best varieties, and gave 

 satisfactory results. The early frost of 7th September prevented the corn from vjroperly 

 maturing. 



Corn. 



Name of Variety. 



Pearce's Prolific 



Gold Medal Dent 



Longfellow '. . . 



Mitchell's Extra Early 



Livingston 



Rural Thoroughbred White Flint 



Angel of Midnight . . .' 



Smut Nose 



Conipton's Early 



Condition 

 when cut. 



Glazed 



Silking 



Glazed 



Hard glazed 



Silking 



Tasselling . 

 Soft glazed . 



Glazed '. 



Weight per 



acre grown 



in hills. 



Tons. lbs. 



9 1250 



11 1650 



9 1250 



5 1550 



9 150 



11 



8 



110 

 500 

 7 1950 

 6 1750 



Robertson Mixture. 



Two acres of corn was sown on 26th May, 30 pounds of seed being sown per acre. 

 The soil was a poor sandy loam. Forty 30-bush. cart loads of manure and one barrel of 

 superphosphate was used per acre. The manure was ploughed in, and the fertilizer 

 sown broadcast and harrowed in. The seed was sown with the seed drill in rows three 

 feet apart. A heavy frost on the 7th September prevented it from properly maturing, 

 and considerably reduced the yield per acre. It was cut on 15th September, giving a 

 yield of 12 tons 130 pounds per acre. 



One acre of English horse beans was sown on 26th May, 40 pounds of seed being 

 used per acre, sown with the seed drill in rows 3 feet apart. The soil was similar to 

 that of the corn field, and was prepared and fertilized in the same manner and gave a 

 yield of 4 tons 1,485 pounds per acre. % 



One-half acre of sunflowers were sown 26th May, eight pounds of seed being used, 

 giving a yield of 3,357 pounds or 3 tons 714 pounds of heads per acre. This soil received 

 the same treatment as the corn and beans, and the seed was sown with the drill 3 feet 

 apart in rows. 



These were well mixed when put in the silo, the corn and beans were cut to about \ 

 inch length, the sunflower heads were put in whole, making about 32 tons of the 

 mixture. 



Bordeaux Mixture for the Prevention op Potato PtOT. 



The Bordeaux mixture as a fungicide, as applied to potatoes for the prevention of 

 rot, was again experimented with this year, a plot of State of Maine potatoes being 

 used. The yield of one-half of the plot treated was about the same as the half not 

 treated, there being no rotten ones in either case. 



