216 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDVMRD VI!., A. 1903 



Name of Variety. 



Italian or Indian 



Moha Hungarian 



White Round Extra French . 



Algerian or Early Pearl 



Cat Tail did not germinate . . 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



13 



8 1,080 



7 120 



4 1,120 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SOJA BEANS. 



The soil was clay loam. The land v/as previously planted with potatoes, and was 

 manured for that crop at the rate of 30 one-horse cart loads per acre in the fall of 1900. 

 After the potato crop was removed the land was ploughed. In the spring it was 

 worked up with the disc, spring-tooth and smoothing harrows. The beans were sown 

 with the Wisner seed drill, June 2, in rows 21, 28 and 35 inches apart, and the crop cut 

 and weighed Oct. 3. 



The object of this experiment was to obtain information as to the value of this 

 plant as a forage crop, and to obtain the yields per acre from seed sown at different 

 distances apart. The plots were one-foi'tieth acre each. The crop made fair growth 

 only and did not mature as well as usual. 



Distances Apart. 



Soja Beans, 21 inches, 

 fi 28 II 



II 35 II 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



1,800 

 1,080 



EXPERIMENTS WITH HORSE BEANS. 



The horse beans were sown June 2nd in plots of one-fortieth acre each. The 

 English variety "Tick" was used. The seed was sown in rows 21, 28 and 35 inches 

 apart. The soil was similar to that on which the soja beans were grown, and received 

 the same treatment. 



The beans did not make their usual growth. The horse bean aphis was not as bad 

 as last season, but did considerable damage. The following yield was obtained, from 

 plots cut October 3 : — 



Distances apart. 



Horse beans, 21 inches 

 II 28 II 



II 35 II 



Yield per acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



10 1,200 



10 1,800 



10 1,080 



