REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



'O.' 



clover included in its crops. Area 3 acres. 



'P.' 



includes clover. Area 3 acres. 



This rotation is of three year's duration and includes grain, clover hay, and timothy 

 hay or mixed hay. 



The field intended for grain is ploughed early the previous fall and cultivated at 

 intervals to insure the sod rotting. It is again ploughed late in the fall and left till 

 seed time next spring. With the grain is so-wn ten pounds clover and ten pounds timo- 

 thy. 



Manure is applied in the fall of the first year of hay. 



P 1. This field was under clover hay. 



P 2. This field was sown to oats May 1, cut August 11. 



It includes a very considerable proportion of black mucky soil which on account 

 of the peculiar weather became infested with weeds, and the crop on that part had to 

 be cut and fed green to cattle. 



In giving the returns for this field below this fact was borne in mind and allow- 

 ance made. 



P 3. This field was under clover hay and was the field to receive manure in the 

 fall of 1904. 



