REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACK AY 373 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPEEIMENT WITH CANARY GEASS. 



(Phalaris canariensis). 



One-twentieth acre of fallowed land was sown with Canary Grass seed on May 2, 

 Eipe August 28; time to mature, 118 days. Straw strong; length, 44 inches; heads, IJ 

 inches long. "Weight of straw per acre, 2,340 lbs. Yield per acre, 20 bushels, 40 lbs. 

 Standard weight of bushel, 48 lbs. Weight per measured bushel, 58 lbs. 



EXPERIMENT WITH SOJA BEANS. 



Sown May 17, in rows 28 inches apart, on one-twentieth acre plot of fallowed land. 

 They were in flower when killed by frost on October 1. Yield per acre of dry fodder, 

 2 tons, 400 lbs. Cut, October 9. 



EXPEEIMENT WITH HORSE BEANS. 



Sown May 17, in rows 28 inches apart, on one-twentieth acre plots of fallowed 

 land. Height when cut on October 9, 48 inches. Weight of dry fodder per acre, 3-J 

 tons. 



EXPERIMENT WITH MILLETS. 



Five varieties were sown on May 16 and 17 on one-fortieth acre plots of fallowed 

 land. Three varieties germinated very poorly and were ploughed up. The other two 

 plots were cut on September 12, partially ripe. 



Variety. 



Moha Hungarian 



Moha Green Californian 



Cat Tail 



White Round French. . . 

 Italian 



Date 

 Sown. 



May 17 

 M 17 

 M 16 

 u 16 

 ,. 16 



Height 

 when Cut. 



Inches. 



38 

 36 



Plowed up. 



Yield per 



Acre 



Dry Fodder. 



Tons. Lbs. 



3 



2 



92 

 1,238 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FLAX. 



Five varieties of flax were sown on one- fortieth acre plots of land, which had pro- 

 duced a com crop the previous year. Sown May 16, by grain drill, at the rate of 40 

 lbs. per acre. 



Common flax v.as sown on the same date at tlie rate of 20, 30, 40 and 50 lbs. seed 

 per acre, one-twentieth acre of each being put in. Sown on corn land, same as the 

 preceding test. 



Common flax was sown on fallowed land on May 15, on a plot 1| acres in extent. 



Details of these teds are given below. The soil in all cases was a clay loam. 



