REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Variety. 



Timothy 



It . 



Bald Wheat grass (Elyraus Virginicus) . 



Western Rye grass (A. tcnerum) 



Western Rye grass (A. tener-umj 



Austrian Bromo (Bromns incrmis) 



Austrian Brouie (Bromus imrmisj 



Red Top (Arjrostis vulgaris) 



Hard Fescue (Fcstuca duriuscula) 



Seed per 

 Acre. 



Lbs. 



9 

 9 

 ]2 

 11 

 11 

 12 

 12 

 15 

 15 



Yield of 



Hay 

 per Acre. 



Tons. 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 



Lbs. 



200 

 1,000 



200 



100 

 1,000 

 1,400 

 1,900 



600 

 1,000 



EXPEEntENTS WITH CLOVEES. 



The fall of snow was liglit last winter, but all kinds of clover wintered well, both 

 new and old fields giving fair returns. 



From several years' observation I am of the opinion that most of the failures with 

 clover can be traced either to the use of a nurse crop of grain the first yeai;, where 

 the grain is allowed to ripen, or to close pasturing in the autumn. We have found that 

 clover invariably winter kills if pastured late in the fall, enough growth should he 

 left to catch the snow, which is one of the very best protectors. 



ONE ACRE PLOTS OF CLOVER. 



The three plots of clover sown in 1904 produced a luxuriant crop which was a con- 

 stant source of attraction to visiting farmers all summer. The seed was sown on 

 June 1, 1904, on summer-fallowed land with half a bushel of barley per acre ; this was 

 cut while green and removed from the ground, the cjover then grew rapidly and before 

 winter all three kinds had fully occupied the ground. The accompanying tables give 

 the yield per acre. The alsike clover was only cut once as the aftermath was light. 



Varieties. 



Common Red, first cutting. . . 

 II second cutting 



Alfalfa, first cutting 



II second cutting 



Alsike. 



Height. 



Inch. 



43 

 12 



50 

 24 



37 



Condition 

 When Cut. 



Full bloom. 



If 

 tV in bloom 



Full bloom 



Yield of 



Hay 

 per Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



2 



1 

 1 

 1 

 2 



395 

 4GS 

 1,.348 

 552 

 518 



Total 



Yield per 



Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



803 



2 1,900 

 2 .518 



The following table gives the yield and other particulars regarding the one- 

 twentieth acre plots of clover, all were sown in spring on ploughed stubble without a 

 nurse crop and the weeds and volunteer crop of grain was kept cut during the first 



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