ME POET OF MR. A. MAC KAY. 



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SPRING WHEAT, SOWN ON PLOTS OP ONE ACRE EACH. 



TEST OP DIFFERENT METHODS OF SUMMER FALLOWING. 



Red Fife sown on land deep and shallow ploughed summer fallow, clay loam, sown by 

 drill, on plots of j- 1 ^ acre, 1£ bushels per acre. 



Name of Variety. 



Red Fife- 

 Ploughed deep. . 

 Ploughed shallow 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



16 40 



12 20 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



63£ 

 63 



Test of Fall and Spring ploughing and drill on stubble compared with Summer-fallow. 



Each year a piece of stubble or root land has been ploughed in the fall and sown 

 with Red Fife in the following spring ; another piece has been gang-ploughed in spring at 

 time of seeding ; and another piece sown by drill without being worked before or after 

 seeding. Along-side, or as near as it has been possible to have it, a piece of fallow has 

 been sown for comparison. The result of this year's test with tests of 1892 and 1893 

 and average for 3 years is given below. 



Mode of Cultivation. 



1894. 



Fall ploughing 



Seed gang-ploughed in 



Not ploughed 



Fallow 



1893. 



Fall ploughing 



Seed gang-ploughed in 



Not ploughed Drill 



Fallow 



1892. 



Fall ploughing 



Seed gang-ploughed in 



Not ploughed 



Fallow 



How sown. 



Drill 



Broadcast . 

 Drill 



Drill 



Broadcast . 



Drill 



Broadcast . 

 Drill 



Sown. 



April 28. 

 " 28. 

 " 28. 

 " 28. 



May 2... 

 " 2... 

 " 2... 

 " 3... 



April 14. 

 May 16.. 



" 16.. 



" 12.. 



Headed. 



July 10. 

 " 10. 

 " 10. 



" 12. 



July 15. 

 " 18. 

 " 15. 

 " 21. 



July 17. 

 " 20. 

 " 21. 

 " 25. 



Ripe. 



Aug. 4. 

 " 8. 

 " 4. 

 " 10. 



Aug. 21. 

 " 23. 

 " 21. 

 " 23. 



Aug. 25 

 " 29. 

 " 29. 



Sept. 3. 



Matured 

 in. 



Days. 



99 



103 



99 



105 



112 

 114 

 112 

 113 



134 

 106 

 106 

 115 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



5 — 



9 20 



8 — 



16 40 



22 10 



31 30 



29 50 

 37 50 



27 30 



22 30 



21 40 



30 — 



8c— 22£ 



