REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 16 I 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



HAY. I 



Cost of groiving 63 acres of hay — | 



Rent of laud at $3 per acre „ . . .§ 189 00 j 



One-fifth manure at the rate of 15 tons per acre, $1 per ton. 189 00 ' 



Half seeded at $1.50 per acre, 10 lbs. ciover, 12 lbs. 



timothy 94 50 



8 days cutting with mower at $2 . 50 per day 20 00 i 



7 days raking at ^1 . 75 per day , 12 25 ] 



^ days teddering at $1 .75 per day H 37| ' 



Kent of farm machinery, oil, tvc 12 60 



Cocking, loading and unloading, 59 days at $1.33^ 78 66 



12 days drawing to barn at $2 . 50 per day 30 00 i 



4 days team on horse fork at $2 . 50 per day 10 00 ! 



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Cost to produce 63 acres of hay $ 647 30 \ 



Yielded per acre, 2 tons, 1,347 lbs. ; 



Total yield, 174 tons, 1,500 lbs. j 



Cost to produce 1 ton, $3 . 72. i 



Average amount of digestible dry matter in 1 ton of hay, 1,100 lbs. I 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. digestible dry matter $ 00 34 



Cost to produce 1 acre of hay 10 29 



SECOND CROP HAY. ' 



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Cost to produce '2Jf. acres — i 



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Cutting with mower, 3^ days $ 8 75 



Raking, 31 days 5 25 ' 



Cocking, loading and unloading, 19 J days 24 33 



Drawing, 4| days 11 25 



Use of machinery 4 80 



Horse fork team, 1 day 2 50 



$ 56 88 



Total yield, 41 tons 1,220 lbs. 

 Cost to produce 1 ton, .^1 .37. 



TREATMENT OF NEWLY SEEDED LAND AFTER CROP HAS BEEN 



REMOVED. 



The treatment of new meadows in the autumn after the cover crop has been har- 

 vested is a problem that has not attracted much attention because farmers generally, 

 and wisely concede that it is necessary to leave unmolested any growth the young plants 

 may make in the autumn. It is claimed that such treatment insures, or at leasts assists 

 in insuring the safe passage of the young plants through the first winter. 



It is not my aim to condemn as unnecessary this precaution, nor to detract in any 

 way from the importance of giving the young plants every chance to winter successfully. 

 It is interesting, however, to note that, judging by the experiment outlined below, it is 

 frequently unwise to let a generally wise practice prevail under exceptiohal conditions. 



During the summer of 1901, the growth of the young clover, while the cover crops 

 still stood uncut was very strong, and at harvest time much green clover was cut and 

 bound in with the grain. This rapid, rank growth continued after harvesting operations 

 were completed. On a 6 acre field it was decided to try a small experiment. 



