REPORT OF MR. AXGl'S MACK AY 



349 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Garden Pease ox One-taventietii Acre Plots. 



Eight varieties of Garden Peaso were sown on t;\ acre plots beside the o her test plots 

 of pease, on May 2, on clay loam and under the same conditions. 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Ripening 



Champion of England Aug. 20. 



American Wonder n 13. 



Sliropshire Hero m 15. 



Premium Gem h 16. 



Stratagem i n 15. 



La.xton's Charmer ' h 14. 



Alaska j „ 2. 



Horsford'a Market Garden n 13. 



tc3 



g^l— I 



Yield 

 )jer Acre. 



In. 



2i 

 2i 



li 

 3 



2i 



2 



2i 



o 



& . 



teg 



Bush. Lbs. 



42 

 3G 

 3iJ 

 35 

 35 

 34 

 i 3-2 

 I 32 



40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 



Lbs. 



59i 



58 



58 



57i 



58 



57 



62 



GO 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



These tests were commenced in 1S99, and below are given the order of rotation 

 for the last three years, and also particulars of yields, &c,, for 1906. Each plot is 

 one-half acre in extent, and the soil, clay loam 



All these tests were more or less injured by hail. On plot No. 1, the yield was 3J 

 times larger than on plot No. 13, which was nearly destroyed. 



Number. 



1. 

 2. 

 3., 

 4. 

 ?. 

 C. 

 7. 

 8. 



Soja Beans 



jPea.se 



Tares 



Red Clover 



Alsike and Alfalfa 



Wheat 



Oats 



9 Wheat 



10 iBarley 



n Summer-fallow. 



12 1 



13 j M 



14 1 



V, Oats 



16 I. 



17 Wheat 



18. 



19 



20 



21 



22. 



Wheat 



Pease 



Tares ... 



Soja Beans 



Red Clover 



Alsike and Alfalfa 



Timothy 



Wheat 



1906. 



Oats . . 

 Wheat 

 Oats. .. 

 Wheat 

 B.irley . 

 Wheat 



Oats 



Wheat 



, Orits 



Wheat 



. Barley 



. Common Emmer Summer- fallow 



Oats 



Barley 



Wheat . . . 



Barley 



Alsike 



Pease 



Tares 



Red Clover 

 Alfalfa 



