REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 267 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



HAY CROP. 



The hay crop was unusually good both on upland and marsh, the season being 

 quite suitable. Thirty-three acres on upland, yielded 67 tons 975 lbs.; 32 acres on 

 marsh yielded 60 tons 950 lbs. 



SUMMARY OF CROPS GROWN, EXCLUSIVE OF UNIFORM TEST PLOTS 



OF GRAIN AND POTATOES. 



Hay, 



Tons. Lbs. 



Upland hay 67 975 



Marsh hay 60 950 



127 1,925 

 Grain. 



Bush. Lbs. Lbs. 



Mixed grain 613 21 24,541 



Oats. 962 21 32,729 



Barley 61 24 2,952 



Buckwheat 73 . . 3,504 



63,726 

 Turnips. 



Bush. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 



Turnips (field crop) 4,298 43 128 1,923 



Turnips (test plots) 128 40 3 1,720 



4,427 23 132 1,643 



Mangels. 



Bush. Lbs. Tons. Lbs. 



Mangels (test plots) 65 10 1 1,920 



Corn. 



Tons. Lbs. 



Corn (field crop) 48 1,625 



Corn (test plots) 6 960 



55 585 



GRAIN AND POTATO DISTRIBUTION. 



As in past years, grain and potatoes were distributed to farmers on application. 

 The following number of 3-lb. sample bags were sent to the various applicants: — 



Oats 240 



Barley 54 



Wheat 80 



Buckwheat 40 



Potatoes 329 



Total 743 



