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The following grasses have been tested during the season of 1899: 



Grasses. 



Variety. 



Tall Oat Grass . - 



Timothy 



Orchard Grass . . 

 Meadow Fescue- 



Height, 

 first season. 



QUANTITY OF HAY PER ACRE. 



Second 

 season. 



Inchex. 



11.8 



6.3 



10.8 



10.2 



Tons. 

 3.0 

 2.7 

 2.0 

 2.1 



Third sea- 

 son. 



2.3 

 2.1 

 1.6 

 1.3 



It is of interest to note that a much larger crop is obtained during the second 

 season than the third. Tall Oat Grass producing 3 tons to the acre during the 

 second season and only 2.3 tons during the third season. The same may be said 

 of Timothy, Orchard Grass, and Meadow Fescue. 



An interesting experiment on the diffierent clovers was carried oh during the 

 present year. The following table indicates the average height of the clovers 

 for three years during the first season and the tons of gi-een and dry hay per acre 

 produced during the second season : 



Clovers. 



Variety. 



Mammoth Red. 

 Common Red .. 



Alsilce 



Lucern 



Height, 



first season 



(Average 



for three 



years). 



Inches. 

 9.2 

 7.3 



6.8 



7.8 



QUANTITY PER ACRE, SEC- 

 OND SEASON. 



Green hay. Pry hay. 



Tons. 

 7.3 

 6.0 

 5.6 

 5.3 



Tons. 

 3.6 

 2.4 

 2.4 

 2.0 



Mammoth clover it will be seen produces a much larger amount of fodder 

 both in the green and dry state than the common Red, AJsike, or Lucern clovers 

 in Ontario. 



In regard to special crops for green fodder the following results have been 

 obtained for Hairy Vetch, Common Vetch, and Grass Peas : 



Vetches. 



Variety. 



Hairy Vetch 



Common Vetcli- 

 Grass Peas 



Length of 

 plant (inclies). 



Tons per acre 



(5 tests). 



41 

 29 

 25 



9.0 

 6.9 

 5.1 



It will be seen that Hairy Vetch in amount of forage and tons per acre far 

 exceeds the common Vetch or the Grass Pea. The latter, however, is said to be 

 weevil proof, which is a great advantage in the production of seed. 



Three varieties of the early soy beans have been tested and may prove of con- 

 siderable value in some parts of Ontario. 



Soy beans. 



Variety. 



Medium Green 



American Coffee Berry 

 Extra Early Dwarf — 



Estimated 

 value. 



72 

 100 



YIELD PER ACRE. 



Grain 

 (husliels). 



22.4 



21.3 

 12.7 



