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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



ROTATION 

 Four year rotation, with Deep 



ROTATON 

 Four year rotation, with Shallow 



ROTATION 'd.' 



Deep Ploughing. 



This rotation is of 4 years duration and includes grain 2 years, hay and roots. 



The grain crop follows roots, the root land being ploughed to a depth of about 

 7 inches after the roots are harvested in the fall. With the grain is sown 10 lbs. red 

 clover, 1 lb. alsike and 10 lbs. timothy seed per acre. The clover hay is cut twice in 

 the season and the second aftermath left on the field, that is it is not pastured off as 

 is usvially done. In the second hay year two crops are cut if possible, and the land 

 ploughed in Augvist with a deep 7-inch furrow. 



Dl and D2. These two plots were under hay this year. Since they had not been 

 treated differently from SI and S2 before being seeded down they were not cut 

 separately. 



D3. This plot, like its fellow S3, was under roots. The seed came up badly and it 

 was necessary to resow with turnips. The cut worm then attacked the plots so that it 

 was not considered advisable to give the actual crops in the report found below. The 

 figures given are the average of the crops grown on both D3 and S3. 



D4. This plot w.as under oats. The crops in this case were kept separate although 

 there had been no difference in methods of cultivation previous to seeding to oats. 



