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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



The meteorological data for the year were as follows: — 



Salmox Arm. — Meteorological Eecord for 1913. 



niE DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBAXDEY. 



The operations of the Field Husbandry Division are very practical in nature. 

 The scope of its work may be said to include: — ■ 



1. Soil management. 



2. Crop management. 



3. Agricultural engineering. 



In addition to the conduct of experimental work along the above lines it is the 

 duty of this Division to supply grain and fodder for the up-keep of the live stock 

 on the Farm. A very limited amount of land suitable for experimental tests is 

 available, and for that reason those reported upon herein do not by any means cover 

 the field of work that the Division naturally includes. 



In this report the following lines of work are dealt with: — 



WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CROP YIELDS, 



For field crops, the season of 1913 was one of the worst in the history of the 

 Fann. Clovers, as a rule, were badly Avinter and spring-killed, and the hay crop 

 at the outset promised poorly. June and July were very dry. .Hay made little 

 growth, and in many cases was a failure. Corn suifered severely and yielded below 

 the average. Straw was light, but the oats filled fairly well and harvested an aver- 

 age crop of grain. Mangels were greatly retarded at first, but made a good late- 

 autumn growth and produced a medivim crop. 



COST OF PRODUCTION OF FIELD CROPS. 



Because of the comparatively low yields in 1913, the cost of production per 

 unit was high. The following table summarizes the costs of producing mangels, 

 i!orn, oats and hay. 



