82 EXPEUniENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



The grain crop mentioBed second is sown after tlie Timothy or mixed hay. The land 

 is ploughed shallow in August, harrowed and cultivated at intervals till October 15 

 or later, then put up into ridges by means of a double mould board plough. Tiie seed is 

 sown after the ridges are broken down in the spring, and with the oats 10 pounds of 

 Ked Clover to the acre is sown. 



C orn follows this grain crop. The clover is allowed to grow within a day or two 

 of the date on which it is desired to sow the corn. Meanwhile manure will have been 

 spread upon the field in the fall, put there in small heaps during the winter and spread 

 as soon as the land was bare, or spread from the wagon as early as possible in the 

 spring. The Clover growing up through it facilitates the ploughing, which is done 

 with a shallow wide furrow. The land is thoroughly disked, harrowed and then 

 seeded with corn in rows 42 inches apart. It receives all the cultivation necessary to 

 insuri'. the retention of moisture and the killing of weeds between the rows. 



A 1, 9'96 ;?cres in Windmill is a long narrow, slightly rolling field, sand and muck 

 predominating, but rnuging to loam in spots, and is all underdrained. 



It has given fairly good crops of all kinds in the past, 1902 oats, 1903 hay. 



A 2, 8*90 acres in Lonetree; long, narrow, slightly rolling; sand to heavy loam in 

 spots, mostly underdrained; fairly good crops; 1902 com, 1903 oats. 



A 3, 10'20 acres in Ashlands ; oblong, slightly sloping to east and south ; sand, heavy 

 loam, muck and hardpan, mostly underdrained; fairly good crops; particularly good 

 bay yields ; 1902 hay, 1903 Lay and pasture. 



A 4, 9'15 acres. West Pine Grove and Fenceless; slightly sloping in Pine Grove; 

 rolling in Fenceless; sand, muck loam to clay; underdrained; fair crops; 1902 oats, 

 1903 corn. 



A 5, 9'63 acres Fenceless; square, rolling, sand loam, muck and clay, mostly under- 

 drained; rather poor crops in past, save in case of hay; 1902 hay, 1903 oats. 



There was nothing remarkable in connection with the crops on this rotation thia 

 year save that in A 2 there was some Alfalfa Clover as well as Eed and Alsike. 



ROTATION 'b' 



This rotation of five years' duration includes Grain, Clover, Hay, Grain, Clover 

 Hay and Corn in the order named. 



The grain crop mentioned first comes after corn. The treatment of the corn 

 stubble is the same as in the case of Potation ' A.' With the Grain is sown 10 pounds 

 Red Clover, 1 pound Alsike and 6 pounds Timothy seed per acre. The Clover field 

 mentioned first is cut twice, if possible, then ploughed about the end of August, cul- 

 tivated and harrowed at intervals and ridged up late in October. 



The Grain crop mentioned second is sown on a field treated as just described, the 

 ridges being broken down in the spring by meJins of the disc harrow, and 10 lbs. Red 

 Clover, 1 lb. Alsike and 5 lbs. Timothy seed per acre. The Clover field mentioned first 

 is cut twice, if possible, then ploughed about the end of August, cultivated and har- 

 rowed at intervals and ridged up late in October. 



The Grain crop mentioned second is sown on a field treated as just described, the 

 ridges being broken down in the spring by means of the disc harrow, and 10 lbs Red 

 Clover, 1 lb. Alsike and 5 lbs. Timothy sown with the grain. 



The Clover field mentioned second is cut twice if possible, and the aftermath or 

 third crop allowed to stand all winter. 



Com follows the Clover crop just mentioned. The treatment is exactly the same 

 BS described for corn in Rotation ' A.' 



