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EX I 'E RIMES TA L FA RMS. 



Barley — Results op Early, Medium and Late Sowing. 



Owing to insufficient seed only seven plots of barley were sown. 



The second sown plot of Oderbruch and the third of Canadian Thorpe gave the 

 largest yield. 



Barley was sown on turnip ground with a hoe drill, two bushels of seed per acre. 

 The soil was clay loam, and the size of plots fa of an acre. The following are the 

 results : — 



Summary of Barley plots sown at different dates, spring 1894. 



Average yield of three plots of Canadian Thorpe. 



Oderbruch 



" of the two plots sown May 8 



15 



ci cc cc 99 



Per Acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



35 

 46 

 36 

 42 

 43 



16 

 18 

 37 

 39 

 1 



Test op Drills in Sowing Wheat. 



This test has been extended over a series of years, including greatly varying soils 

 and seasons, but always with the same results. This year the plots were on gravelly 

 loam, and the result was as usual in favour of drills. It is quite evident that consider- 

 able loss is sustained each year by some farmers persisting in the use of broadcast 

 machines, these should be confined to rough backsetting, where it is impossible to work 

 a drill. 



The choice of drills, whether shoe press drill, or common hoe drill, should depend 

 largely on the condition of the land to be sown, on clean early ploughed summer fallow 

 or short thin stubble, the hoe drill will give good satisfaction, but on land heavily 

 charged with stubble, only the shoe drill will clean properly. 



The following tests were made on plots of -fa acre each : — 



