362 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 190t 

 Horse Beans sown at different distances. 



SAND VETCH. 



A plot of this plant was sown, but the germination was so uneven that accurate 

 returns of the yield could not be obtained. The few plants that grew had a very- 

 spreading habit, and would Jiave been difficult to hai-vest. The length of the plants, 

 was 32 inches. The soil was a clay loam, summer-fallowed. 



PEOLITIC COW T^EA. 



A one-twentieth acre plot of this plant was sown, but irom some unknown cause- 

 very few seeds gemainated. The plants which grew were only 11 inches high, a»(i 

 resembled Wane Beans, but they did not reach the blossomi»»g stage. The soi^l was a 

 clay loam, siHnmer-fallo*tved. 



SUNFLOWEKS. 



About half an acre of Mammoth Russian Sunflowers were grown on the farm this, 

 year. The soil was a clay loam, summer-fallowed. They were sown on May 30, but 

 owing to the dry season they did not germinate until the June rains, and only about 

 25 per cent ripened before severe frost. The hail-storm on August 17, cut off a large- 

 proportion of the heads. They were harvested on Oatober 10. The height was eight 

 feet, and the yield 3 tons 40 pounds of green heads per acre. 



