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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD Vil., A. 1908 



BAELEY PLOTS. 



The quantity of seed sown per acre on the barley plots was about 2 bushels in 

 1S89 to 1891, U bushels in 1892 and 1893, and I! bushels from 1S94 to 1906 inclusive. 

 Two-rowed barley was used for seed throughout until 1902, when Mensury, a six- 

 rowed sort, was tried. The varieties used were as follows: 1889 to 1891, Saale; 1892, 

 Goldthori>e; 1893, Duckbill; and in 1894 to 1901, Canadian Thorpe, a selected form 

 of the Duclvbill. Since 1902 Mensury has been sown. In 1906 it was sown May 3, and 

 was harvest-cd on July 30. 



TABLE II. 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF BARLEY. 



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o 



6 



Fertilizers applied each year from 1880 to 

 1808 or IS'jO. No fertilizers used from 

 that time to 1005. Clover sown in ISOO 

 and each year after to 1005 with the grain 

 and ploughed under in the autumn. In 

 l!)05-6 fertilizers again applied as in 189S. 

 Clover discontinued. 



Barn-yard mamn-e, well rotted, 15 tons per 

 acre cr.ch year to 1808, inclusive. Nc 

 manure used from 1809 to 1005. In 1905-6 

 15 tons per acre again used 



Barnyard manure, fresh, 15 tons per acre 

 each year to 1898, inclusive. No maimre 

 used from 1S99 to 1905. In 1005-6 15 tons 

 per acre aj^ain used 



Unmanured from the begiuninff 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, "finely ground 

 500 lbs. per acre, used each j'ear from 

 1888 to 1897, inclusive. In 1803 and 1800 

 a similar weight of the Thomas phosphate 

 was used. No fertilizer used from 1000 

 to 1005. In 1905-6 fertilizer again used as 

 in 1890 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground 

 500 lbs., nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, 

 u-sed each year from 1SS8 to 1807, inclu- 

 sive. In 1S98 and ISOO 500 lbs. of the 

 Thomas phosphate were used in place of 

 the mineral phospliate. No fertilizers 

 used from 1900 to 1905. In 1905-6 fertilizers 

 again used as in 1800 



Barn-yard manure, partly rotted and ac- 

 tively fermenting, 6 tons per acre, niin 

 eral phosphate, untre«ated, finely ground 

 500 lbs. per acre, composted together, 

 intimately mix ed and allowed to heat for 

 several days before using, applied each 

 ytar from 1888 to IS'97, inclusive. In 

 1898.500 lb?i. of the Thomas phosphate 

 were used in jilace of the mineral phos- 

 phate. No fertilizer."! used from 1899 to 

 1905. In 1905-6 fertilizers again used as 

 in 1893 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground 

 600 lbs., nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. , wood 

 ashes, imleaclied, 1,000 lb.=i. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1807, inclusive 

 In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of the Thomas 

 phosphate was used iti place of the min 

 eral phosphat-o. No fertilizers used from 

 1900 to 100."i. In 1905-6 fertilizers again 

 used as in 1899 



AvKKAfiE Yield 



FOR 



Seventeen Years 



Y^ield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



37 51f 3042 



37 



»TT 



3187 



15 lOiV 1545 



16 46 



22 10 



30 26}^ 



28 



''it 



1598 



2245 



2463 



18th 



Reason, 190G. 

 Variety, 



Mensury. 



Y^ield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



jush. lbs. 



49 18 



53 16 



27 24 



28 6 



38 16 



46 12 



2446 



51 



Yi4d 



of 

 Straw. 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Eighteen Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre, Per acre. 



Lbs. Bush. lbs. 



3030 



39-30 

 1170 



37 



37 

 15 



1820 



2400 



2900 



S8t» 



A') I S 



17 27f| 



23 



31 



9 5 



3190 29 15H 



Yield 

 of 



Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



308G 



3228 

 1525 



1610 



2253 



2487 



2487 



