253 EXPERIUEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 DEPTH OF PLOUGHING SOD. 



Western rye grass sod was plouglied July 19, 1912, for a crop of wheat in 1913. 

 Depth of Ploughing Sod to be sown to Wheat. 



Plot No. 



Depth of plonghing sed. 



1 

 2 

 3 



Ploughed 3 inches deep 



" 4 " " 



o 



Yield of 

 v.-heat per 

 acre 1913. 



Lb. 



2,440 

 2,640 

 2,480 



SUiLMER-FALLOW TREAT>!EXT. 



Seventeen plots were summer-fallowed as given below and sown to wheat follow^ 

 by oats. 



Treatment of Summer-fallow to be sown to Wheat followed by Oats. 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 



14 



15 



16 

 17 



Plough 4 inches June, pack if necessary and practicaole, cultivate as necessary . . 

 Plough 6 inches June, pack if necessary and practicable, cultivate as necessary . . 

 i Plough 8 inches June, pack if necessary and practicable, cultivate as necessary . . 



Plough 4 inches June, cultivate. Plough 4 inches September, harrow 



Plough 6 inches June, cultivate. Plough 6 inches September, harrow 



Plough 8 inches June, cultivate. Plough 8 inches September, harrow 



Plough 6 inches June, cultivate. Plough 4 inches September, harrow 



Plough 4 inches June, cultivate. Plough 6 inches September, harrow 



Plough 4 inches June, early as possible, cultivate. Plough 6 inches. September, 



leave untouched 



Plough .5 indies June, seed to rape or other green forage crop and pasture off. . 

 Plough 6 inches May 15, harrow and pack if necessary, cultivate as neces.'^ary. . . 

 Plough 6 inches June 15, harrow and pack if necessary, cultivate as necessary... 

 Plough 6 inches July 15, harrow and pack if necessary, cultivate as necessary . . 

 Fall cultivate before summer-fallowing. Plough 6 inches June, harrow and pack 



if necessary, cultivate as necessary 



Fall plough 4 inches before .summer-fallowing. Plough 6 inches June, harrow 



and pack if necessary, cultivate as necessary 



Plough G inclies June, pack, cultivate as necessary 



Plough G inches June, no packing, otherwise same as other plots 



Lb. 



2,000 

 2,. 320 

 2,240 

 2,000 

 1,920 

 1,920 

 1,920 

 1,680 



1,560 

 1,280 

 2,240 

 2,400 

 2,440 



2,600 



2,680 

 2,440 

 2,680 



ROSTHERN. 



