REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



SESSIONAL PAPER Nc. 16 



The results bad in 1904 in crops from the plots under these experiments show still 

 further the benefits arising from the ploughing under of clover. 



EFFECTS OF FEETILIZERS OX OATS, CLOVER Al^D EKOME GRASS. 



In continuation of the report made last year on the ' Effects of Fertilizers on 

 Wheat, Oats, Clover and Brome Grass,' the following tables are submitted. A part of 

 the wheat plots were unfortunately so injured as to make the comparisons in that 

 series of no value, hence no reference is made to the wheat plots. Fertilizers were 

 applied in the proportions stated to the different series of plots in 1900, 1902 and 1904. 



RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS TO OATS. 



Sowni, May 9 ; Ripe, August 10, 1904. 



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Table I. 

 Name of variety, Improved Ligowo. 



Superphosphate, 400 lbs. per acre . . . 

 Thomas' phosphate, 400 lbs. per acre. 

 Thomas' phosphate, 800 lbs. per acre. 

 Check. 



Thomas' phosphate, 400 lbs., kaiuit, 200 lbs. per acre. 

 Superphosphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs. per acre. . . 

 Check 



Thomas' phosphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs., nitrate soda, 100 lbs. p. acre 

 Superphosphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs., nitrate soda, 100 lbs. per acre. . 



Barnyard manure, mixed horse and cow, fresh, 12 tons per acre 



Barnyard manure, mixed horse and cow, well rotted, 12 tons per acre. . . 



Check 



Fresh slacked lime, 1,000 lbs. per acre. 



Nitrate soda, 100 lbs. per acre 



Check 



Nitrate soda, 200 lbs. per acre 



RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS TO CLOVER. 



First cutting, June 23; second, August 29, 1904. 



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Table XL 

 Fertilizers used. 



Superphosphate, 400 lbs. per acrs 



Thomas' phosphate, 400 lbs. per acre 



Thomas' phosphate, 800 lbs. per acre 



Check 



Thomas' phobphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs. 



per acre 



Superphosphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs. per 



acre 



Check 



Thomas' phosphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs., 



nitrate soda, 100 lbs. per aero 



Superphosphate, 400 lbs., kainit, 200 lbs., 



nitrate soda, 100 lbs. per acre 



Barnyard manure, mixed horse and cow, fresh, 



12 tons per acre 



Barnyard manure, mi.ved horse and cow, well 



rotted, 12 tons per acre 



Check 



Fresh slacked lime, 1,000 lbs. per acre . . 



Nitrate soda, 100 lbs. per acre 



Check 



Nitrate soda, 200 lbs. per acre 



Yield per Acke. 



1st Cuttinj?. 



Green. 



Cured. 



Tons. Lbs. 



8 1,200 



9 920 

 7 1,640 



7 80 



8 1,040 



9 840 

 8 1,440 



8 1,320 



8 1,560 



6 100 



Tons. Lbs. 



120 

 920 

 400 

 720 

 1,240 

 480 



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2 



1 



1 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



600 



80 



360 



260 



960 



1,280 

 800 



720 



1,920 



1,120 



1,900 

 1,520 

 1,360 

 1,700 

 1.080 

 1,560 



2nd Cutting. 



Tons. 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 



2 

 2 



2 



2 



3 



2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 4 



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