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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 Crop Yields (Approximate), Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, 1913. 



Crop. 



Area. 



Turnips, Maguin Boniim variety 



Corn, Longfellow variety 



Oats and peas, cut for hay 



Oats, for grain. 



Acres. 



1-33 

 8-00 

 1-33 

 20-3 



Yield per acre. 



Tons. Lb. 

 1175 



iooo 



23 

 4 

 2 



Bush. Lb. 

 786 15 



31 



17 



DOTATION OF CKOPS. 



Believing that much benefit would result if our farmers would adopt rotations 

 that would eliminate the long continued growth of any one crop on the same land, 

 it was decided to inaugurate .a series of rotations, so that, by comparison the 

 benefits of a well-arranged succession of crops could be shovm. As yet th ee 

 rotations only liave been laid down, but more will be added as soon as land for 

 tho purpose is available. The three already under way are: — ■ 



ROTATION "a" (five YE.^RS' DURATION). 



First year. — Hoed crop of corn or roots. For corn, manure applied at rate of 

 25 t.ons per acre in spring and ploughed under. After crop is harvested land is 

 shallow iilouglied or cultivated. 



Second year. — Grain. Seeded down with 10 pounds red clover, 2 pounds alsike 

 ttud V2 pounds timothy per acre. 



Third year, — Clover hay. Cut twice if possible. 



Fourth jjcar. — Timothy hay or pasture. Ploughed shallow in August, top 

 x^'orkod and re-ploughed or jidged up in late autumn. 



Fifth year. — Grain. Seeded down with 10 pounds red clover which is allowed 

 to errow to be turned Under following spring, when the hoed crop is corn. 



ROTATION " C" (four YEARS' DURATION). 



First 2/ea?'.~Hoed crop of corn or roots. 



Scjcond year. — Grain. Seeded d,own with 10 poujids red clover, 2 pounds alsike 

 nnd .12 pounds timothy per acre. 



Third year. — Clover hay. Cut twice if possible. 



Fonr'ih year. — Timothy hay. Field ploughed shallow in August, top-worked 

 and re-ploughed or ridged up in late autumn. 



ROTATION ''d" .(three YEARS' DURATION). 



F'irst y0ar. — ^Hoed crop of corn or roolts. For corn, land is manured, 15 tons 

 per acre, and ploughed in spring; for roots it is manured and ploughed in fall. 



Second year. — Grain. Seeded down with 10 pounds red clover, 2 pounds alsike 

 G pounds alfalfa and 6 pounds timothy per aero. 



Third year. — Clover hay. Cut twice if possible. 



Ste. Anne. 



