86 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



The field was divided into 3 equal parts (2 acres each). 



Part 1. — This field of 2 acres was left untouched. TTie clover plants flowered and 

 ripened. Tlie crop died down and formed a thick protecting coat of dead vegetable 

 matter. 



Part 2. — This field of 2 acres was pastured by sheep. It was eaten down fairly 

 well, but not so closely as to suggest any injury to roots. 



Part 3. — This field of 2 acres was cut v.^hen the clover was in full bloom and the 

 green clover, 8 tons, put into a silo. The plants made a few inches growth after the 

 cutting, but did not look very vigorous when the snow came. 



The fields were watched carefully in the spring of 1902 to ascertain the effects of 

 the different autumn treatments. 



Part 1. — This field started out strong, bright and promising. It made a good 

 growth and was harvested in July. The yield was 6 tons 1,680 lbs. 



Part 2. — This field offered quite as well as Part 1, and gave an almost equally good 

 harvest. The yield was 6 tons 1,500 lbs. 



Part 3. — This field did not offer as well as Parts 1 and 2 in the early spring, but 

 began to improve towards the end of May, and when harvested in July was nearly equal 

 to the other two fields. The yield was 6 tons 965 lbs, 



CORN. 



Three varieties of corn were sown in areas ranging from 4| to 20 acres, the aggre- 

 gate being 29| acres. 



Selected Learning. — 20 acres, sown May 28, cut for ensilage September 25. Yielded 

 14 tons 872 lbs. per acre. Growth strong and even, well cobbed, but very late owing to 

 season. Cobs mostly in early milk. Part of this plot suffered from frost, lessening 

 weight per acre. 



Early Mastodon. — 5 acres, sown May 29, cut for ensilage October 2. Yielded 17 

 tons 712 lbs. per acre. Growth very strong and even, good showing for cobs and mostly 

 well formed in early milk. 



Longfellow. — 4f acres, sown May 30, cut for ensilage September 22. Yielded 14 

 tons 1,684 lbs. per acre. 



Coat of growing 2d\ acres of corn — 



Rent of land, at $3 per acre % 89 25 



Cultivating and ribbing, 5 acres, 3 days at $2.50 7 50 



\ manure, at 15 tons per acre, at %\ per ton 89 25 



Cultivating in spring, 2 days at $2.50 . . . , 5 00 



Ploughing in spring, 24| acres at $2 49 50 



Harrowing in spring, 3 days at $2.50 7 50 



Seed, 25 lbs. per acre, 734f lbs. at $1 per bushel 13 16 



Sowing, team 3 days at $2.50 per day 7 50 



Harrowing twice, after sowing 3 (-^ days 9 00 



Hoeing, 129 days at $1,331 per day 172 00 



Cultivating, team, 22 days at $2.50 ; 55 00 



Cultivating, single horse, 8 days at $1.75 14 00 



Cutting with corn harvester, 8 days 20 00 



Loading and unloading, tramping and putting into silo, 



109L days at $1.331 146 00 



Drawing with team, 21 days at $2.50 52 50 



Use of machinery, 20 cents per acre 5 95 



Use of engine, fuel, ensilage cutter and engineer, for 6|^ days 42 25 



$ 785 36 



