REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



251 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The following summary gives the total yield per acre and the cost of materials used 

 per acre. 



Bn?De:ith...... . 



]>oideaiix mixture 

 Paris green 



Cost of 

 material used. 



Per acre. 



$8 40 

 3 06 

 1 13 



RUSSIAN SUNFLOWERS. 



The sunflov/er seed was sown in rows 3 feet apart with the "Wisner seed drill. The 

 land was previously in grain, and was manured in the fall of 1901, with 25 one-horse 

 cart loads of stable manure per acre, which was ploughed under. In the spring this v/as 

 worked up with the spring-tooth, disc, and smoothing hari-ows. The seed was sown May 

 17 in one-fortieth acre plots. The crop of heads was cut Oct. 4 and the yield per acre 

 was 5 tons 700 lbs. 



HAY. 



The upland which was seeded down to clover and timothy, yielded 57 tons 470 lbs. 

 from 1 8 acres. 



The under drained marsh of 9 acres yielded 16 tons 1,500 lbs. The remainder of 

 marsh of 41 acres yielded 64 tons 475 lbs. This made a total of 138 tons 445 lbs. of 

 hay harvested, which was secured in good condition. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



There were 1,616 letters received and 1,336 sent out during the year, apart fi'om 

 the receipt and dispatch of circulars and reports. 



GRAIN AND POTATO DISTRIBUTION. 



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Some of the most promising varieties of grain and potatoes were again distributed 

 this year to farmers who made application. The following number of three pound pack- 

 ages were sent to various places. 



Potatoes 325 



Oats 208 



Wheat 83 



Barley 67 



Pease 40 



Buckwheat 16 



Winter Rye 6 



Total 745 



