REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MAC KAY 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



BARLEY — SMUT TEST. 



425 



Bluestonecl, Formalined and untreated seed was sown of barley, the same as in 

 •vJieat and oats. The result was, no smut whatever, in either treated or untreated 

 plots. 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



The rotation test commenced in 1899 was continued the past year. As soon as 

 crops wore taken off in fall of 1903, each half acre was ploughed and harrowed. Before 

 seeding in the spring the land was cultivated by cultivator or gang plow. Soil, clay 

 Icam. Sown at the rate of li bushels of wheat, and 2 bushels of barley and oats per 

 acre by hoe drill. 



The leguminous crops were ploughed under as they obtained their best growth. 



ROTATION CROPS. 



The following rotation has been carried out since 1899 on half-acre plots. Since 

 1899, two rotations have been completed, the order of the plots in 1902, 1903 and 190 i 

 being the same as in 1899, 1900 and 1901 respectively : — 



No. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



G 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



1899 and 1902. 



1900 and 1903. 



1901 and 1901. 



) 



Wheat 'Oats Soja Beans . 



n iWheat |Pease. 



II jO.ats Tares. 



Wheat Red Clover. 



Barley Alsike and Luccrn . 



Wheat : Wheat. 



.1 lOats. 



Pease 



Tares 



Soja Beans ... 



Red Cover 



Alsike and Lucern 



Kape 



(Wheat 



Oats 

 Wheat 

 Oats . . . 

 Wheat 

 Barley . 

 Rye 



Oats 



Barley 



Wheat 



Barley 



Soja Beans 



Pease 



Tares 



Red Clover 



Alsike and Lucern . 

 Summer-fallow 



IWheat. 

 Barlej". 

 Summer-fallow, 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



