iOO EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



sort. It got past the late milk stage before being cut, but suffered very severely 

 ' from the frost. It stood 7 to 9 feet high, and yielded at the rate of 12 tons 30 lbs. per 

 acre. 



■CUBAX GIAXT AND KING OF THE EARLIEST. 



Cuban Giant and King of the Earliest, 6 7/12 acres, sown June S, cut for ensil- 

 age October 5. This mixture made a strong, even growth, and was fairly well cobbed 

 in the milk stage at time of cutting. It stood about 9 feet high, was very badly frozen, 

 but yielded 92 tons 995 pounds, or 14 tons 353 pounds per acre. In a good season 

 for corn this mixture would be a most profitable one to sow, particularly so on early 

 or light soil. 



NORTH DAKOTA AND RED COB ENSILAGE. 



Xorth Dakota and Red Cob Ensilage, S 7-12 acres, sown June 7, cut for ensilage 

 September 29. Rather uneven iu growth, due to character of soil. Few cobs on North 

 Dakota, none on Red Cob. Grew 8 to 10 feet high, and yielded 96 tons 1,355 pounds, 

 or at the rate of 11 tons 527 pounds per acre. This mixture to be a success must have 

 a fairly long season. 



A summary of the cost of growing the whole 40 acres is submitted herewith. For 

 particulars of soil preparation, methods of manuring, &c., the reader is referred to the 

 paragraplis discussing the different rotations. 



Cost of growing and returns from 40 acres of corn: — 



Rent of land at $3 per acre $120 00 



Manure at $3 per acre (same allowance made for all crops). 120 00 



Ploughing, 25'2 days at $2.50 per day 63 00 



Disc harrowing, 12'6 days at $2.50 per day 31 50 



Harrowing, 4 days at $2.50 10 00 



Seeding, 4 days at $2.50 10 00 



Seed, 20 bushels at $1.20 per bushel 24 00 



Hoeing, 80 days at $1.33 J per day 106 66 



Cultivating, team 32 days at $2.50 per day 80 00 



Cultivating, single horse 11*2 days at $1.75 per day 19 60 



Cutting with corn harvester, 11'4 days 28 50 



Loading, unloading, tramping and putting into silo, SO 



days at $1.33^ per day 106 66 



Drawing with teams, 30'4 days at $2.50 per day 76 00 



Twine, 2| pounds per acre 12 00 



Use of machinery at 30 cents per acre 12 00 



Use of engine, «S:c., 6 days at $5 30 00 



$849 92 



Forty acres yielded 520 tons 1,690 lbs. 



Average yield per acre, 13 tons 42 lbs. 



To produce 1 ton ensilage in silo cost $1.63. 



Cost to produce 1 acre corn in silo ready to feed, $21.25. 



EXPERIMENTAL SILO. 



Some years ago a small silo was constructed, to be used for the purpose of experi- 

 menting with various crops as material for preservation as ensilage. 



Different green crops have bet-n tested from time to time, since its construction, 

 as to their fitness for ensilage manufacture, and reported upon in previous reports. 



