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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



All lots came up evenly and promised well at first, but later on they came to a stand- 

 still and for a long time made very little growth, and when the heads struggled through, 

 they were very short and poorly filled. 



The following are the results : — 



BARLEY IN FIELD PLOTS OF 3 ACRES EACH. 



TEST OF PRESS-DRILL 175. DRILL. 



In this test the plots were -fa of an acre, clay loam : the results, as will be seen in 

 the following table, are in favour of ordinary drill by 2 bushels 4 lbs. per acre. In 

 1893 the returns were in favour of press-drill by 7 bushels per acre. 



The plots were on summer fallow, and seed was sown at the rate of 2 bushels per 

 acre and both on the same day. 



TEST OF SOWING DIFFERENT QUANTITIES OF SEED PER ACRE. 



In the above test which was made on clay loam on plots of -^ acre each, 1^ bushels 

 per acre sown on May 15th yielded 13 bush, and 36 lbs. per acre, and If bushels sown 

 same date produced 15 bush, and 30 lbs. per acre. The same variety (California 

 Prolific) and the same quantities of seed sown May 8th, 1893, gave 43 bush. 44 lbs. and 

 44 bush, and 28 lbs. respectively, per acre. In this year's test the two plots were sown 

 on fallow by drill. 



