REPORT OF MR. A. MAC KAY. 



351 



This variety gave a fair crop the past season notwithstanding the amount of dry 

 weather it had to contend against. Getting an early start in the spring, the crop was 

 assured before the drought set in. 



Bromus inermis has been principally sown on fallow-land without grain, but it has 

 also been sown on stubble land, with and without grain. It has, so far however, done 

 much better when sown alone. 



A grain crop requires so much moisture, that the young grass plants suffer during 

 August or whenever the wet season is over. On this account it is recommended that it 

 be sown alone on fallowed-land or on stubble that has been well ploughed and harrowed. 



Fifteen pounds per acre is sufficient to sow as it thickens up the second year. 



After allowing the Bromus to ripen its seed the yield per acre, when cut, was found 

 to be 2 tons 100 lbs. 



The following grasses were sown last spring : — 



Bromus inermis, on stubble, alone, May 10. 



" ganged in on stubble, alone, May 12. 



Bromus inermis and Alsike, sown together on deep ploughing of oat stubble, May 26. 



FODDER-MIXTURES AND FODDER-PLANTS. 



The result of growing fodder the past season was not very satisfactory as far as 

 quantity of production was concerned, but the quality was much better than it has been 

 for several years. 



Four mixtures of grain and one variety alone were sown for fodder purposes. 



The mixtures containing pease were not benefited by that grain, as at best they were 

 only a few inches high when cut. The best results in yield and quality were given by a 

 mixture of rye and oats. 



Hungarian grass and four kinds of millet were sown on spring-ploughing. All were 

 long in germinating, and when rains came, the season was so far advanced that the 

 yields were small in every case. 



In the following table will be found results of tests : — 



FODDER-MIXTURES. 



Names of Grain. 



Grain. Variety. 



("Pease Golden Vine ^| 



1-| Barley Prize Prolific 



I^Oats Banner 



One bushel of each per acre. 



C Pease Golden Vine 1 



2] Wheat Red Fife 



[Oats Banner 



One bushel of each per acre. 



fRye Spring ~\ 



Z\ Oats Welcome • 



[Barley California Prolific 



One bushel of each per acre. 



4 (Rye Spring 



1 Oats Welcome 



One bushel of each per acre. 

 5 Rye Spring 



Weight 



per acre 



Green. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 150 



2 50 



2 900 



2 1100 



1 1850 



Weight 



per acre 



Dry. 



Tons. Lbs. 



1 350 



1 300 



1 770 



890 

 190 



