90 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



ROTATION ' B.' 



First year. — Grain, land ploughed previous autumn. Seeded down, 10 pounds red 

 clover and 2 pounds alsike per acre. 



Second year. — Clover hay, two crops expected. 



Third year. — Corn, manured in winter, 20 to 25 tons per acre. Spring ploughed. 



Fourth year. — Grain, seeded down red clover 10 pounds, alsike 2 pounds per acre. 

 Land fall-ploughed after corn, very shallow furrow. 



Fifth year. — Clover hay, two crops. Late fall ploughed. 



ROTATION ' E.' 



First year. — Manured and handled as ' A.' 



Second year. — Oats seeded down, 8 pounds red clover, 8 pounds alfalfa, 2 pounds 

 alsike, 8 pounds timothy per acre. 

 Third year. — Pasture. Cattle. 



ROTATION ' z.' 



First year. — Manure 12 to 15 tons per acre applied winter, shallow ploughed 

 in spring, well worked and planted to corn. 



Second year. — Oats seeded down, 8 pounds red clover, 2 pounds alsike, 8 pounds 

 Alfa'fa and 8 pounds timothy per acre. 



Third year. — Clover hay, two crops expected. 



ROTATION ' S.' 



Shallow ploughing, deep cultivation by means of stiff tooth cultivator or sub- 

 soiler. 



First year. — Roots. Plough August, 4 inches deep, manure 15 to 20 tons per 

 acre, work at intervals, ridge up in fall, sow to roots in spring. 



Second year. — Grain seeded down, 10 pounds red clover, 12 pounds timothy per 

 acre. 



Third year. — Clover hay. 



Fourth year. — Timothy. 



ROTATION ' D.' 



Deep ploughing. Manure applied 15 to 20 tons. Land ploughed late autumn 7 

 inches deep. Roots next spring. 



Second, third and fourth year. — Same as ' S.' 



ROTATION ' II.' 



First year. — Manured in fall and manure ploughed in, well worked, sown to roots 



next spring. 



Second year. — Different grain mixtures suitable for feeding green. Different 

 grass seed mixtures suitable for pasture and soiling next year. 



Third year. — Pasture. Swine. 



ROTATION ' T.' 



Sheep pasture. 



Crops just as in ' S,' save that vario\is mixtures of grain and grass seeds are used 

 to test their value for sheep feeding and pasturing. 



Four other rotations were tried for some time. They included no hoed crops, 

 however, and had to be discontinued as it was foimd impracticable to keep the land 

 f 'Vom weeds. 



