430 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 

 EXPERIMENT WITH TARES. 



Sown on 1-20 acre plot of fallowed land, May 18. Ripe September 9; time to 

 mature, 114 days. Length of straw, 28 inches; pod, 2 J inches. Yield per acre, 26^ 

 bushels, weighing 54 lbs. per bushel. 



EXPERIMENT WITH CANARY GRASS. 



(Phalaris canariensis.) 



Sown May 16, on 1-20 acre plot of fallowed land. Ripe August 18; time tj 

 mature, 94 days. Straw strong, 32 inches long; weight of straw per acre, 2,200 lbs. 

 Length of head, 1| inches. Yield per acre, 15 bushels 20 lbs., weighing 49 lbs. per 

 bushel. 



EXPERIMENT WITH SOJA BEANS. 



Sown May 17, in rows 21, 28 and 35 inches apart. These were killed by frost, and 

 did not mature or even form pods. 



EXPERIMENT WITH HORSE BEANS. 

 Sown May 17, in rows 21, 28 and 35 inches apart. Cut Sept. 10. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MILLETS. 



Six varieties were sown May 23, on l-40th acre plots of fallowed land. All were 

 very poor and did not mature. Cut for feed September 10. 



Variety. 



Moha Hungarian 



White Round French. . . 



Italian 



Cat Tail 



Early Pearl 



Moha Green Caliiornian 



Yield per acre ; 

 Dry fodder. 



Tons. 



Povinds. 



3 



2 800 



3 400 

 Very little germinated. 



M ir 



3 800 



