REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST. 85 



SESSIONAi- PAPER No. 16 



MIXED HAY. 



The hay crop was only fair this year, the total amount harvested being 140 tona. 

 Below is( a statement of the cost of growing 32 acr»B mixed hay : — 



Rent of land at $3 per acre $96 00 



i manure at 15 tons per acre, $1 per ton 96 00 



* seed at $1.50 per acre, 10 lbs. clover, 12 lbs. timothy. ... 24 00 



4 days' cutting at $2.50 10 00 



2 days' teddering at $1.75 3 50 



3 days' raking at $1.75 j 5 25 



Rent of machines, oil, etc 4 00 



Cocking 6 days at $1.25 7 50 



Hauling in, 4 teams and 8 men, 1 day 20 00 



$266 25 

 Yield : 60 tons. 



Cost to produce 1 ton hay $ 4 45 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. digestible dry matter 43 'B 



Clover Hay. 

 Cost to grow 7 acres clover : — 



Rent of land at $3 $2100 



i manure, 15 tons to acre, $1 per ton 21 00 



i seed, at $1.50 per acre, 10 lbs. clover, 12 lbs. timothy 5 25 



U days' cutting at $2.50 3 12 



i day teddering at $1.75 87 



I day raking at $1.75 1 31 



Rent of machines, etc 1 00 



Cocking, 2 days at $1.25 2 50 



Hauling, 3 teams and 4 men, iday 6 25 i 



$62 30 

 Yield : 20 tons. 



Cost to produce 1 ton $3 12 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. digestible dry matter 30 "6 



SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE. 



Sugar cane, Early Amber, 1 acre. The soil was sandy, of fair quality and re- 

 ceived a dressing of barn-yard manure in the spring of 1895 of about 15 tons per 

 aore. No fertilizer had been applied subsequently. The previous year it had been 

 in pasture. The land was ploughed early in the autumn of 1899 about 4 inches deep, 

 harrowed several times to keep down all growth, and cultivated the following spring 

 and harrowed with the smoothing harrows before sowing. Sown June 16, with a 

 force-feed seed-drill, in rows 3 feet apart; came up June 28. 



The growth was veay slovv during July, owing to the large amount of rain. In 

 August the crop made gi-eat progress, and stood about 10 feet high early in Septem- 

 ber. It was then cut and fed to dairy cattle and steers. 



It is very seldom a good crop of sorghum is harvested in this section, owing to 

 the great rainfall. A fairly dry June and July are essential to success with thia 

 grass. 



