REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 

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early Fall Plowing Area 8 acres. 



ROTATION ' S.' 



Shallow 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 (or cultivated) to a 

 depth of about 4 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 usually done. In the second hay year two crops are cut if possible 

 and the land ploughed in August with a shallow 4-inch furrow. If manure is applied 

 before ploughing a sub-soiler should be attached to the plough to loosen up the sub- 

 soil to a depth of 8 or 9 inches. If manure is not applied this end is attained by means 

 of a strong deep-cutting cultivator after the sod has rotted in the fall, or next spring. 



SI and S2. These two plots were under hay this year. Since they had not been 

 treated differently from Dl and D2 before being seeded down they were not cut 

 separately. 



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

 il 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 belowi. The 

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



54. This plot was 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. 



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