JiEPORT OF THE AGRICVLTUIilST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 

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ROTATION ' N.' 



This rotation of six years' duration includes in its crop grain, grain and timothy 

 hay for four years. 



The first year's grain is sown on land that had been ploughed six inches deep tlie 

 fall previous. ISTo grass or clover seed of any kind is sown with it. The stubble i,^ 

 ploughed in the fall and with the grain of the second year timothy seed is sown at tli "■ 

 rate of 12 pounds per acre. Every care is taken to insure a good catch and the lar. 1 

 put in as good shape as possible to remain in meadow four years. 



Timothy hay is then the crop for four years, manure being applied in the fall of 

 the second year of hay, 



Nl. — This field should have been in hay but was frozen out and so had to be 

 sown to oat, pea and vetch hay. 



N2. — This field should have been in hay but was frozen out so was sown to oat, 

 pea and vetch hay. 



]s[3. — This field was in grain. It includes a considerable area of black muck, 

 yhich pr.rt v.t.s infested with weeds and had to be cut and fed green. 



