DITIFHOy OF FIELD nUf^BAXDRT 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



As in the previous o.vpcrimont the different cropping systems followed make it 

 uc(.-o.<sar.v to eonsidor plots 2 and 4 apart from the remaining plots and to avcrn£rc the 

 value of both crop.s of the rotation in order to make a clear comparison of the different 

 nieth.ods of applying manure. Oats and barley are valued at one cent and wheat at 1?: 

 cents i)er pound. 



Application of Earnyard Manure for Oats^ 



Pk.t Xu. 



1. 



3. 



5. 

 6. 



Applioalioii of manure. 



Yield of 



wheat per a ere 



on suiiiiner 



fallo-v. 



Apply in winter piven manure (cut s(raw) on first 



year .'^tubblo, di.sc in 



"op dre.ss, with .spreader, oats sown on first-year 



stubble 



.\'j manure, plough fir.-it-year .stubble in autumn 



Ai)ply on first-jcar .stubble, plough under in 



autumn 



Apply on fir.st-year .«tubble, plough under in 



- .sprinc; 



Xo manure, disc first-jx-ar stubble in autumn. . 

 Xo manure, burn first-year stubble 



Yield of oats 



per acre 



on 



Average vahe 

 of crops p -r 

 acre for 



on acre lor 



wheat stubble entire rotation 



Lb. 



2,010 



2,5G0 

 2,320 



2,440 



2,520 

 2.640 

 2,160 



Lb. 



2,560 



2,520 

 2,. 560 



2,600 



2.800 

 3,360 

 3.200 



Appucation of Barnyard Manure for Oats. 



GREEN MANURING. 



Where barnyard manure is not available and the soil has become depleted of its 

 fertility it is often desirahle to plough under some green crop. If this crop is a legume 

 so miifh the better, as nitrogen will then he added. 



In the experiment tabulated below peas and tares are used as green crops and 

 their value is being compared to a bare summer-fallow, and summer-fallow with 

 manure. Oats are valued at one cent and wheat at 1^ cents per pound. 



Indian Hkao. 



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