REPORT OF TEE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



OAT TLOTS. 



The quantity of seed sown per acre on the oat plots was 2 bushels in 1S89 and 

 1890; li bushels in 1891 to 1893, and 2 bashels from 1894 to 1904, inclusive. The varie- 

 ties used were as follows: In 1889, Early English; in 1S90 to 1893, Prize Cluster; and 

 from 1894 to 1904, inclusive, the Banner. In 1904 Banner was sown April 22 and 

 the plots were harvested August 17. 



TABLE III- 

 EXPERLMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF OATS. 



o 



Fertilizers applied each year from 1889 to 

 1898 or 1899. No fertilizers used since. 

 Clover sown in 1899 and each year since 

 with the grain and ploughed under in the 

 autumn. 



AvEEAGE Yield 



FOR 



Fifteen Years. 



ICth Season, 1904. 

 Variety, 

 Banner. 



1 



Barn-yard manure, well rotted, 15 tons per 

 acre each year to 1898, inclusive. No 

 manure has been applied since then 



Barn-yard manure, fresh, 15 tons per acre 

 each year to 1898, inclusive. No manure 

 has been applied since then 



Unmanured from the beginning 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, fi n e 1 y 

 ground, 500 lbs. per acre, used each year 

 from 1888 to 1897 inclusive. In 1898 and 

 1899 a similar weight of the Thomas' phos- 

 phate was used. No. fertilizers have been 

 applied since then 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, 

 used each year from 1888 to 1897, in- 

 clusive. In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of the 

 Thomas' phosphate was used in place of 

 the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 

 have been applied since then 



Barn-yarn manure, partly rotted and ac 

 tively fermenting, 6 tons per acre ; min 

 eral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre, composted together, in- 

 timately mixed and allowed to heat for 

 several days before using, applied each 

 year from 1888 to 1897, inclusi vc. In 1898 

 500 lbs. of Thomas' phosphate was used 

 in place of the mineral phospliate. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then. . 



Mineral phosphate,untreattd, finely ground, 

 500 lbs.; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs.; wood 

 ashes, unleached, 1,000 lbs. per acre, used 

 each vear from 1888 to 1897, inclusive. 

 In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of the Thomas' 

 phosphate was used in })lace of the min- 

 eral phosphate. No fertilizers have been 

 applied since then 



8 Mineral phosphate,untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs.; wood ashes, unleached. 1,500 lbs. 

 per acre used each year from 1888 to 1897, 

 inclusive. In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. oi 

 the Thomas' phosphate was used in place 

 of the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 

 have been applied since then 



9 Mineral superphosphate. No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 acre, used each year from 1888 to 1899, 

 inclusive. No fertilizers have been used 

 Bince then 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



51 iin 



55 17/, 



34 im 



34 261* 



48 253JS 



48 5A 



«IE 



43 22/1 



3,22c 



3,308 

 1,715 



1,84-1 



Bush, lbs, 



57 12 



68 18 

 42 12 



51 



2,661 



2,738 



3,143 



2,498 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



68 28 



60 3C 



63 18 



58 18 



f er acre 



Lbs. 



3,040 



3,110 

 2,600 



26 10 



Average Yield 



for 

 SixTFEN Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



2,450 



2,850 



2,800 



Bush. lbs. 



51 24i\ 



55 23i| 

 34 28^ 



35 271§ 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



49 12if 



48 32A 



49 131S 



2,900 



38 a{'i\ 1,9761 50 lol 2,340 38 3I/5 



44 im 



Lbs. 



3,214 



3,3.52 

 1,774 



1,892 



2,648 



2,7^5 



3,121 



2,523 



1,999 



