930 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 EED CLOVER. 



This spring an experiment with Red Clover was laid out in order to try to secure 

 a type suitable to northwestern Saskatchewan. Ten different lots of Red clover seed 

 obtained through the Central ExperimentaL Farm from seedsmen and private growers 

 in Eastern Canada were sown in twenty small plots. Each sample of seed sowed 

 two plots. The plots in one range were sown for the purpose of hay production. The 

 plots in the second range were sown for the purpose of seed production. The experi- 

 ment has a twofold object in view, first, to produce a suitable hardy variety of Red 

 clover, and second, to prove the value of home grown seed. 



ALFALFA. 



An effort is being made to get an area 1 acre in extent established for the pro- 

 duction of alfalfa as a hay crop. Deep cultivation was given by using a subsoil hook 

 on the plough. After further preparation for a good seed-bed, two varieties of alfalfa 

 were sown, viz., Grimm and Turkestan, the date of seeding being May 26. With 

 the Grimm alfalfa a test of inoculation treatment was also undertaken, the land seeded 

 with this variety was divided into three parts. On one division seed treated with 

 nitro-culture obtained from the Ontario Agricultural College was used, on a second 

 division no treatment of seed or soil was given, and on the third division inoculated 

 soil obtained from the Experimental Farm, Indian Head, was sown. At the conclu- 

 sion of the growing season the top growth of the crop was of average appearance, and 

 from the foliage no marked difference between the areas seeded to Grimm alfalfa 

 could be seen. 



Scott. 



