322 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD Vi!., A. 1905 

 EXPEKIMENTS WITH FIELD PEASE. 



The land on wliicli the pease were sown was a clay loam, and was previously in 

 clover and timothy. The land was not in a fertile condition. The only fertilizing 

 it ever received was a crop of green pease ploughed under in 1901, and an application 

 of marsh mud in 1902. The sod was ploughed in the fall and this spring was worked 

 lip once each with the disc, spade, and springtooth harrows. No fertilizer was used. 

 The seed was sown with the seed drill at the rate of from 2 to 3 bushels per acre 

 according to the size of the pea. Mammoth Red clover at the rate of 10 lbs. per acre 

 was also sown. The plots were one-fortieth acre each. Thirty-one varieties were sown 

 May 28. The growth of vine v/as short, and the yield per acre small. Tlie follov.-ing 

 particulars were obtained from these plots : — 



PKASE TEST OF VARIETIES. 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH BUCKWHEAT. 



Five varieties of buckwheat were sown June 11, with the seed drill. The plots 

 were one-fortieth of an acre each. They were cut September 5. The soil was a clay 

 loam and had clover and timothy as a previous crop. The land was not in a fertile 

 condition. The only fertilizing it ever received was a crop of green pea.se ploughed 

 under in 1901, and an application of marsh mud in 1902. The sod was ploughed in 

 the fall and worked up this spring by going over it twice with the springtooth, and 

 once each with the spade and smoothing harness. The following yields per acre were 

 obtained : — 



