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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 

 TEST OF FERTILIZERS ON OATS. 



Six plots of one-fovtieth of an acre each, were included in tliis trial. The soil was 

 the same as for the other oat plots. 



• Plot. 1. — Received 100 lbs. nitrate of soda, 50 lbs. per acre, sown bi'oadcast when 

 the plants were well above ground, and the other 50 lbs. when the plants were about 6 

 inches hiiirh. 



Plot 2. — Two hundred lbs. nitrate of sodn,, one-half sown as soon as the plants were 

 well up, and the other half when they were about 6 inches high. 



I'lot 3. — Check plot to which no fertilizers were applied. 



Plot 4. — Four hundred lbs. superphosphate of lime sown broadcast and lightly 

 harrowed just before the grain was sown. 



Plot 5. — Four hundred lbs. muriate of potash sown broadcast and harrowed before 

 the seed was sown. 



PJot 6. — Two hundred lbs. superphosphate of lime, 100 lbs. muriate of potash, 

 and 100 lbs. of nitrate of soda. One-half of this mixture was sown before the seed 

 • was put in, and the other half when the plants were about 2 inches high. 



The straw on the check plot was weak and soft, also that where nitrate of soda 

 alone was used, and both were badl}' lodged. Tliere was no rust or smut on any of these 

 plots. 



OATS — FERTILIZER TEST, 



Name of Variety. 



bo 



c 



'$ 

 o 





Banner, Plot 1, 100 lbs. nitrate of soda 



„ „ 2 200 lbs. ,> 



,1 3, check plot, no fertilizer 



II II 4, 400 lbs. superphosphate 



II II 5, 400 lbs. muriate potash 



II II 6, 100 lbs. muriate potash 



200 lbs. superphosphate, 100 lbs. 

 trate soda 



ni- 



Mayl. 

 1. 

 1. 

 1. 

 1. 



to 



'2 



Q 



to 





Aug. 18 



18 

 18 

 18 

 18 



Mayl.. Aug. 18 



C cS 

 -Q to 



109 

 109 

 109 

 109 

 109 



tc 



Lbs. 



5,120 

 5,5G0 

 4,160 

 5,680 

 5,600 



109 



5,920 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



74 

 79 

 71 

 90 

 86 



4 



14 

 16 



2 



_to 

 '53 



96 16 



Lbs. 



35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35i 



35i 



CORN. 



Thirty-six varieties of corn were tested this year. All the test plots were planted 

 May 2.3, and cut for ensilage on October 10. Most of the laud was comparatively new, 

 having only produced two crops since the timber was taken off, and the subsoil being 

 very graAelly, it was very uneven in character on account of the excavations where large 

 fir stumps had been taken out. This land was sown with clover in 1900, and with 

 pease in 1901, May, June and the early part of July was very wet and cold, 

 and the corn was very late, having made but little growth up to July, but when 

 bright, warm weather set in, the growth was rapid, but it was too late for any 

 but the earliest varieties to produce well grown ears. All varieties were tested 

 both in hills and drills. The drills were 36 inches apart and thinned to average six 

 inches apart in the drill. The hills were 30 inches apart each way and thinned to 

 three strong plants in each hill. The yield was calculated in each case from the weight 

 of two rows each G6 feet long. 



