322 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. IF, [^7 /;>'// 2, 1908. 



Field Experiments at Batljurst Experiment Farm, 



1907. 



K. W. I'KACOCK. 



W llKATS gidu ti at llatliursl Ivxjicriinciital Farm, 1 DO", 



\'arietv. 



Previous 

 crop. 



0^ 



Date 

 sown. 



Rainfall 



for 



Year. 



Remarks 



I'cderatiriii Plot 1 .Maize 



Kvnier .. .. ,, 



I.otls's Wlieat ..; „ 



(lluya's Early . . I „ 

 Fcrieratiou— Plot 2; 



Dart's Iini>erial .1 „ 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



area. 

 3-05 

 2 '91 

 1-99 

 0-98 

 4-61 

 2-02 



^ 



points. 

 .Jan., 291 

 Feb., no 

 Mar., 205 | 

 April, 135 

 May, 22 i j 

 June, 314 I | 

 July, 112 ! ; 



Averagcyicld of ])addoek, 

 23 bushels 23 lb. ])er 

 acre. 



Tarraf^fon . . 

 Power's Fife 



Bare fallow 



Aug., 135 

 Sept.,128 

 Oct., 54 



A\erageyield of paddock, 

 Ijushels 28 lb. per 



■) Avei 

 ) aci 



( 'leveland . . 

 Marshall's No. 3 

 Sussex 

 Waniassa . . 

 Steiuwedel 

 Power's Fife 

 l\e<l Glyndon 

 White Hofjan 

 Bine Federation 

 TarrajTon . 

 Jumbuck . . 



Rape 



Nov., 308 

 Dec., 152 



Total, 



19-72 



inches. 



Averagcyicld of paddock, 

 10 bushels 32 lb. per 

 acre. 



Kyiner 

 Cleveland . 

 Steinwedel 

 Bunyip 

 Federation 

 Cretan 

 John Brown 

 Comeback 



Rape 



1 May 

 22 Api. 



May 



Averageyield of paddo(;k, 

 17 bushels 47 lb. ]ier 

 acre. 



Steinwedel 

 Bobs 



Federation- Plot 1 

 Federation — Plot 2 



Scarlet clover 



2 Dec. 19 12 



3 „ 16 1- 



4 „ 14 20 



4 ,. I 11 2 



11-39 

 11-39 

 11-39 

 11-39 



Average yield of paddock, 

 15 bushels 12 lb. per 

 acre. 



Comeback . . 

 Jonathan . . 

 Russo-Barletta 

 Federation 



Black tares 



10 93 



10-9:{ 

 10-93 

 10-93 



Averageyieldof paddock, 

 ■ 9 bushels 34 lb. i)er 

 acre. 



Cleveland 



Wheat 



12-11 



Yield, 16 bushels 23 lb. 

 per acre. 



Bobs 



Pumpkins 

 Broom Mullet 

 Sorj;huni . . 

 llungarian millet 

 Maize 



I^Average yield, 13 bushels 

 i 33 lb. per acre. 



Bobs 



Wheat 



5 4-5 6 May 



40 



20 Dec. 14 42 



n-82 



Manure exiicrinient. 



Total area, 96-96 acres ; total'yiold, 1,607} bushels ; avcra>;c .\ ield \><-r ac:re, 17 bushels 12 lb. ; highest yield, 



26 bushels 43 lb. i)er aire. 



