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EXPERIMEyTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 Effect on Yield of Hiiy of Quantity of Grain sown as a Nurse Crop. 



Rato of seeding oats per acre, 

 1912, Bushels 



Yield of oats per acre, 1912, 

 Bushels 



Yield of hay per acre, 1913, 

 Pounds 



3i 



53-8 

 2,460 



When the above are divided into grroups of light, medium and heavy seedings the 

 yields average as follows: — 



Effect ox Yield of Hay of Quantity of Grain sown as a Kurse Crop. 



Rate of seeding oats per acre, 1912, Bushels. . 

 Average j-ield of oats per acre, 1912, Bushels 

 Average yield of hay per acre, 1913, Pounds. 



YIELDS OF HAY WITH DIFFERENT IvINDS OF NURSE CROP. 



In 1912, all trial plots of cereals were seeded down with clovers and grass at the 

 rate of 12 pounds timothy, 8 pounds red clover and 2 pounds alsike per acre, to deter- 

 mine with what kind of grain a good hay crop could best be secured. The following 

 table shows the details of this experiment: — 



Yields of Hay with Different Kinds of Nurse Crop. 



It will be seen that the crop of hay was 30 per ,cent larger with barley than with 

 oats, and 18 per cent larger with wheat than with oats. 



DRAINAGE. 



During 1913, 1,020 six-inch, 1,420 five-inch, 1,G10 four-inch and 22,654 three- 

 inch tiles were laid. A 15-horsepower gasoline traction ditcher was used for most 

 of the excavating. Though the grade in many ca?es was very slight, and the ground 

 uneven, the work of the ditcher was vei^v satisfactory. 



A number of two-inch tile laid by ;i previous owner were examined and found 

 to be clogged. Though they were, theoretically, large enough to carry away all 

 the water, a very slight bulge or misplacement was suflicicnt to put them out of 

 working order. Notliing smaller than three-inch tile is now beinij- laid here, or 

 recommended for the general use of farmers. 



CLEARING LAND. 



About 20 acres of land were cleared and ploughed dui'ing the season of 1913. 

 Tlio large stumps were dynamited. For the small ones, a double block and tackle 

 was used, which is much superior to the chain attached from stump to whiffletree 

 direct. Another time saver is what is called a double grub hook. With one good 

 horse many roots which could not be takei hold of by a chain were easily handled 

 by this method. 



Cap Rouge. 



