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EXPERHJEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



Greex Manurixg for W'^heat followed by Oats. 



SEED-BED PREP.\HATIOX. 



There is a great tendency, more especially in the newly-settled districts of Sas- 

 katchewan, to endeavour to seed a large acreage, often at the expense of the soil 

 preparation. In order to learn to what extent careful preparation of the seed-bed for 

 grain is actually profitable an experiment has been inaugurated in which the seed-bed 

 for wheat and oats is prepared to tiiree diiferent degrees of perfection. 



With the exception of one case, which is rather difiicult to explain, the '' good " 

 and '' extraordinary " treatments have greatly increased shields over the " poor " 

 treatment. 



Prepar.atiox of Seed Bed for Wheat. 



Plot No. 



Preparation given. 



1 

 2 

 3 



"Poor" (harrowed only once) 



"Good" (harrowed twice) 



"Extraordinary" (harrowed three times and packed) 



Yield of wheat per acre, 1913. 



Preparation of Seed Bed for Oats. 



Plot No. 



1 

 2 

 3 



Preparation given. 



'Poor" (harrowed twice) 



'Good" (harrowed three times) 



'Extraordinary" (harrowed four times and packed) 



Yield of oats per acre, 1913. 



Bush. 



80 



71 

 75 



Lb. 



18 

 26 

 10 



SOIL PACKERS. 



The soil packer being a comparatively new type of implement, the effect of its 

 use is not widely known. In order to determine whether or not results justify its 

 purchase, and if so, which type to buy and Avhen to apply it, an experiment involving 

 seventy-five plots was begun in 1911. 



I.NUiAN Head. 



