REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURIST. 87 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Han owing twice at 20 cents per acre $ 3 40 



Seed 225 pounds at $1 per hundred 2 25 



Sowing, team 1 day $2.50 2 50 



Harrowing after sowing (twice) at 20 cents per acre 3 40 



Hoeing 17 days at $1.25 21 25 



Cultivating with team 6^ days at $2.50 13 75 



Cutting with machine 2^ days at $2.50 7 50 



Loading and unloading, tramping, cutting 37 days 46 25 



Drawing in team 9 days at $2.50 22 50 



Man at engine 3 days at $1.50 4 50 



Use of engines and fuel and Ensilage cutter 3 days at $5. . 15 00 



Total cost $213 30 



Fielded, 171 tons corn in silo. 



Cost $1.25 per ton in silo, or 3-75 cts. per bushel. 



Average amount of dry matter per ton 375 lbs., (75 per cent digestible). Coit of 

 producing 100 lbs. digestible dry matter, 44§ cts. 



MANGELS. 

 Three varieties of mangels were sown. Sown May 13, harvested October 20. 



Gate Post Red. — Two acres, yielded 31 tons 1,295 pounds, or 1,054 bushels 85 

 pounds per acre. 



Giant Yellow Globe. — One acre, yielded 31 tons 1,960 pounds, or 1,066 bushels 

 per acre. 



Golden Tankard.- — Twelve acres, yielded 30 tons 36 pounds, or 1,000 bushels and 

 36 pounds per acre. 



The dry matter content of the varieties differ materially. 



Digestible 

 Variety. dry matter From 1 acre. 



in 100 lbs. lbs. 



(5ate Post Red 11 14 7,051 -62 



Giant Yellow Globe 8-19 5,238-87 



Golden Tankard 10-25 6,153-43 



These varieties were grown on land of a fairly uniform (Character, therefore differ- 

 ence in composition cannot be attributed to varieties in soil. 

 Below is cost of growing the above : 



MANGELS. 



Cost of growing 4i acres mangels — 



Eent of land at $3 $13 50 



Cultivating in autumn 4 times 7 50 



i cost of manuring 15 tons per acre at $1 per ton 13 50 



Ploughirg in spring at $2 9 00 



Har-rowing twice 7 hours at 25 cents 1 75 



Drilling 2 days at $2.50 5 00 



Eolling 3 hours 75 



Seed 13i pounds at 20 cents 2 70 



Sowing 2 days at $1.25 2 50 



