KLlVh'T OF MU. a. A. HEDl'UUD 



339 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



We find that pasturing clover during the fall months has a very injurious effect 

 on tlic plant.s; for that reason a fenced field is the most suitable place for clover of 

 all kinds. 



The accompanying table gives this year's yield of the different varieties of clover. 

 The soil was a sandy loam and the previous crop vpas barley. They were all sown on 

 spring ploughed stubble, without a nurse crop. The weeds and volunteer crop was 

 cut the first year when one foot high, and the cuttings left on the ground to act as a 

 mulch. 



Varieties. 



Alsike and Tiu'othy mixed 



jrammoth Red Clover 



Alsike 



Common Red Clover, 1st cutting 

 •< M 2nd n 



Alfalfa clover, 1st cutting 



2nd M 



II 1st II 



,1 . 2nd 11 ........ 



Common Red Clover, 1st cutting 



II 2nd M 

 White Dutch 



When sown. 



1902 

 1902 

 1902 

 1902 

 1902 

 1902 

 1902 

 1903 

 1903 

 1903 

 1903 

 1902 



Seed 

 per acre. 



Lbs. 



15 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 20 

 20 

 20 



Thickness 



of 

 AftcrHiath. 



Yield of Hay 

 per acre. 



Tons. 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



Lbs. 



1400 



300 



1200 



GOO 



800 



1200 



1200 



800 



400 



IGOO 



1000 



IGOO 



MILLETS. 



As the land set apart for Millets was flooded, a trial was made of sowing them on 

 wheat stubble land, ploughed in spring, and the result was very unsatisfactory. This 

 plant requires a clean and compact soil, with a liberal supply of moisture ; all of these 

 requirements were lacking in the land used. The yield of hay was generally much 

 below the average, ^foha Hungarian was the only variety that gave a good return. 



The size of the plots for this test were one-fortieth acre and the soil a sandy loam. 

 All were sown on May 20 and cut on September 1. 



Variety. 



Moha Hungarian 



Japan 



Italian or Indian 



Common Millet 



Algerian 



California 



White Round French 

 Pearl or Cat-tail 



I Yield 

 Stage when cut. of Hay per 

 acre. 



Fully headed 

 Not headed. . 



Fully headed. 

 Not "headed. . 



Nearly rip>e . . 

 Not headed. . 



Ton 



G 

 3 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 



Lbs. 



i(';o6 



1200 

 800 



1''00 

 GOO 



