REPORT OF THE AORICULTURIST 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 18 



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clover included in its crops. Area 3 acres. 



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includes clover. Area 3 acres. 



'Loss. 



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in the fall and with the grain of the second year Timothy seed is sown at the rate of 

 12 pounds per acre. Every care is taken to insure a good catch and the land put in as 

 good shape as possible to remain in meadow four years. 



Timothy hay is then the crop for four years, manure being applied in the fall of 

 the second year of hay. 



X 1, 1 acre, Aslilands; long narrovr field, sandy loam, clayey loam, black muck, 

 hardpan; well underdrained ; good crops; 1902, hay; 1903, hay and pasture. 



N 2, and N 3 are quite similar to N 1 in every particular. 



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This rotation is of three years duration and includes grain, timothy hay, timothy 

 hay. 



The field intended for grain is ploughed early in the fall and cultivated at intervals 

 tc insure the sod rottening. It is ploughed again late in the fall and with the grain, 

 the next spring, timothy seed is sown at the rate of 12 lbs. to the acre. 



Timothy hay is cut for two years and the land again ploughed early in the fall. 

 Manure is applied in the fall of the first year under hay. 



It was impossible to get the proper fields under timothy hay for this year, so it 

 was necessary to sow oat hay. The results were not very satisfactory, so this year'a 



