372 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



TEST OF SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME. 



Name of Variety. 



Dakota Red, untreated. . 



>r 100 lbs. per acre. 

 150 ., 

 200 „ 



Planted. 



May 15.. 

 15.. 

 15.. 

 15.. 



Dug. 



Oct. 



Total 



Yield i)er 



Acre. 



Burh. Lbs. 



355 18 



371 48 



391 36 



409 12 



Yield 

 per Acre 

 of Sound. 



Bush. Lbs. 



355 18 



371 48 



391 36 



409 12 



Yield 



per Acre 



of Rotten. 



Bush. Lbs, 

 None 



Yield 

 per Acre 

 of Market- 

 able. 



Bush. Lbs. 



320 18 



335 18 



350 36 



365 42 



Yield 

 per Acre 

 of Unmar- 

 ketable. 



Bush. Lbs. 



35 .. 



36 30 

 41 . 

 43 30 



FODDER PLANTS. 



The following fodder plants were tested again this year. The conditions here do not 

 appear to be suitable for a heavy production of any of the millets, perhaps the cool wet 

 weather in the early period of growth is unfavourable. All the millets were sown on 

 May 25, on a warm loam that was in a good state of fertility and well prepared. 



Plot 1.— Cat-Tail Millet :— 



A poor uneven stand, stalks 24 to 28 in. long ; length of head 3 to 4 inches. 

 Yield per acre when cut, 2 tons 1,440 lbs. 



Plot 2. — Algerian Millet : — 



An uneven stand ; stalk 36 to 38 inches long and moderately leafy, heads 3i 

 to 4| inches long ; yield per acre, 3 tons 640 lbs. 



Plot 3. — Italian or Indian Millet : — 



Stalks 28 to 34 inches long ; heads 4 to 4^- inches ; yield per acre 3 tons 40 

 lbs. 



Plot 4. — Moha Hungarian Millet : — 



Stalks 30 to 36 inches long; heads 3 to 4 inches; yield per acre 2 tons 1,920 

 lbs. 



Plot 5.— Round White Extra French Millet :— 



Stalks 26 to 30 inches long ; heads 2 to 2^ inches; yield per acre 4 tons 160 

 lbs. 



Plot 6. — Soja Beans sown May 1 :■ — 



Drills 21 inches apart ; length of stalk 24 to 30 inches ; very leafy and well 

 podded, pods 1;^ in. long ; yield per acre 4 tons 40 lbs. 



Plot 7. — Soja Beans sown May 1 : — 



Drills 28 inches apart ; length of stalk 30 inches, very leafy and well furnished 

 with pods ; weight per acre when cut 4 tons 760 lbs. 



Plot 8. — Soja Beans sown May 1 : — 



Drills 35 inches apart ; length of stalk 30 inches, very leafy and well podded, 

 pods 1^ in. long, and containing 2 to 3 seeds in the late dough stage when 

 cut Oct. 4 ; yield per acre 4 tons 480 lbs. 



