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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CROP yip:lds and cost of production of field crops. 



The following data are compiled from the rotation experiments which were 

 conducted on fields of 1 acre each. The area of this Station being small, we do not 

 have an opportunity- to grow crops on a large scale. The grain was grown for seed 

 jiurposes. The land was not uniform in quality as explained el^sewhere in this 

 report and as the data are for .one year only they i^hould be considered ns approxi- 

 mate only. 



Yields and Costs of Production of Field Crops, Charlottetown, 1913. 



Crop. 



Area. 



Oats.... 

 Barley . . 

 Wheat.. 

 Turnips. 

 Mangels 



Acres. 



Yield per aero. 



Tons Lb. 



26 645 

 26 1,635 



Bush. Lb. 



61 



38 



19 



875 



893 



33 

 33 

 3S 

 45 

 55 



Cost to produce. 



Per acre. 



Per ton. 



13 97 



14 63 

 11 95 



41 78 



42 35 



$ c. 



1 59 

 1 58 



Per 

 bushel. 



Cents. 



15 

 18 

 39- 



4. 



4 



4 

 9 

 75 



Ch.^rlottktown. 



