203 EXPEIUMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 ROTATION '"'w'^ (tEX YEARS' DURATION'). 



First ye<o.r. — "Wheat. 



Second year. — Wheat. 



Third year. — Corn or roots. 



Foiorth year. — Oats. 



fifth year. — Barley. 



Si.rth yexir. — Alfalfa. Seeded without nnrse crop. 



Seventh year. — Alfalfa. 



Eighth year. — Alfalfa. 



Kin th year. — Alfalfa. 



Tenth year. — Alfalfa. 



The fields varying in size from 1-J acres to 2(f acres are to be used for this rota- 

 tion. The soil is a heavy clay loam. The rotation is not yet in full oi)eration. All 

 but two of the ten crops were in their place this year, and next year (1914) it is 

 hoped to have it in full running order. 



This is essentially an alfalfa rotation, and consequently has to be long. 

 Alfalfa is expensive to start and profitable to retain, and therefore must be allowed 

 quite a number of consecutive j'ears. This rotation is specially suited to a dairy- 

 man or pure bi-ed stock farmer, who wishes to grow a large amount of good feed for 

 his stock. 



The following fi:sed values are being used in this, and similar woidi here, and at 

 the other prairie branch Farms and Stations. 



Clcst Values. 



jlent PPi" acre. $2 00 



Barnyard manure spread (charged equally over all years of the 



rotation) per ton. 1 00 



Seed wheat per acre 1 50 



Seed oats " 100 



Seed barley , •. " 1 00 



All other seeds to be charged at actual cost. Cost of grass seed to be 



charged equally on the years producing grass 

 Twine charged at actual cost. 



Machinery per acre. 60 



Manual labour per hour. 19 



Horse labour (including teamster) — 



Single horse " 27 



Two-horse team " 34 



Three-horse team " 41 



Four-horse team " 48 



Additional horses " 7 



Work done by traction engine ig to be converted into the amount of 



horse labour required to do the work and charged accordingly. 

 Threshing (covering work from stock to granary) — 



Wheat per bush. 7 



Oats " 4 



Barley " 5 



Flax " 12 



Peas " 7 



Erandon. 



