REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 

 •SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EOTATION PLOTS. 



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This is the sixth year of this series of experiments, all the plots have retained the 

 «ame position as last year ; the small returns from plots continuously in grain is very 

 noticeable this year. 



The size of the plots in this test was one-tenth of an acre, the soil an average 

 «andy loam : — 



In estimating the value of the crops the following figures have been adopted throughout : Wheat has 

 been taken at 50 cents per bushel ; barley at 25 cents ; oats at 25 cents and turnips at 5 cents per bushel. 

 The value of com cut green for ensilage has been taken at $2 per ton. 



DEEP, MEDIUM A"N"D SHALLOW SOWING. 



The result of this test this year would appear to favour medium sowing as the 

 highest average was obtained from 2-inch sowing. 



The size of the plots used for this test was one-twentieth of an acre, and the soil 

 was a sandy loam, summer-fallowed. The sowing was done with a drill : — 



