REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



73 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



a second growtli which caused uneven ripening and thus materially reduced the 

 yield and quality of both wheat and barley. The result with oats was better, tlie 

 second growtli being so strong and vigorous that it reached maturity before any 

 serious loss was suffered from the shelling of the first growth. 



METEOROLOGICAL TABLE. 



Month. 



Temperature F. 



Maximum. Minimum. 



191.']. 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



OctobiT 



November 



December 



1914. 



January 



February 



March 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Mean. 



Degrees. 



43-8 



48-45 



60-96 



61-89 



54-21 



.59-9 



39-2 



.35-1 



29-57 



17-05 

 11-05 

 29-42 



Precipita- 

 tion. 



Incbe.?. 



0-.52 

 70 

 70 

 29 

 93 

 65 

 0-50 

 0.36 

 0-00 



1-55 

 0-96 

 1-12 



16-28 



Sun.shine. 



Hours. 



223-4 

 244-8 

 281-8 

 345-0 

 321-2 

 276-5 

 152-7 

 121-8 

 1.56-0 



10.1 1 

 120-4 

 207-4 



2,555-1 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



Among some of the interesting points brought out in the rotations 'for the 

 season are : — 



On Non-irrigated Land. — 1. Wheat following corn yielded as well as wheat 

 after summer-fallow, and much better than wheat following t\irnips. The latter 

 difference is no doubt due to the fact that the roots made considerable growth in 

 the fall, thereby using up moisture, whereas the corn ceased growth with the first 

 froat. 



2. A good profit was obtained from alfalfa seed when the crop was planted in 

 rows and intertilled. 



3. Heavy yields of oats and peiis, grown for feed, were obtained when sown i n 

 summer fallow. 



On Irrigated Land. — 1. The yield of spring wheat was over 52 bushels per aeie 

 following potatoes. 



2. Potatoes planted on alfalfa sod gave a yield of 635 bushels ;'0 pounds per 

 acre. 



RATES OF SEEDING. 



Tests to determine the correct quantity of wheat, oats and barley to sow have 

 now been conducted for five and, in some cases, six years. Each of the above 

 grains has been seeded at the rates of 15, 30, 45, GO, 75, 90, 105, and 120 pounds per 

 acrd. The preparation of the land in nearly all cases, each ycnr, was summer- 

 fallow. 



