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and was ploughed in. 18^ lbs. of corn and 30 lbs. of horse beans were mixed, and put 

 on per acre in rows three feet apart. The crop came up irregularly, and on June 

 10th it was harrowed with light harrows. The cultivation was similar to that for 

 an ordinary Indian corn crop. 



On October 2nd the corn plants had reached the late milk stage ; and the bean 

 stalks were fairly well podded although the crop of them was thin. Three represen- 

 tative rows of 100 feet each were cut, and the corn and bean plants were weighed 

 separately. The beans weighed 9*31 per cent of the whole crop. When the crop 

 was cut for the silo on 12th October, it was found that the yield was 40 tons 1,434 

 lbs. from 2-827 acres. That was at the rate of 14 tons 806 lbs. per acre; or 12 tons 

 144 lbs. of Indian corn and 1 ton 662 lbs. of horse beans. 



A plot of 5 acres was planted on 1st June with Longfellow corn and horse 

 beans of the Granton variety. The soil of the plot was clay loam and sandy loam. 

 No manure was applied. 18^ lbs. of corn and 30 lbs. of horse beans were mixed, 

 and put on per acre in rows three feet apart. The crop came up on 9th and 10th 

 June and was harrowed on 9th June with light harrows. 



On 2nd October the corn plants had reached the glazing or almost ripe stage; 

 and the beans were nearly all ripe. Three representative rows of 100 feet each were 

 cut and the corn and bean plants we^-e weighed separately. The beans weighed 6*3 

 per cent of the whole crop. When the crop was cut on 10th October, it was found 

 that the yield was 67 tons 1,905 lbs. from 5 acres. That was at the rate of 13 tons 

 1,181 lbs. per acre; or 12 tons 1,469 lbs. of Indian corn and 1,712 lbs. of horse 

 beans. 



A plot of 4 acres was planted on 6th July, with Compton's Early corn and 

 horse beans of the G^ran^on variety. The soil was a light sandy loam. A light dressing 

 of cattle-stable manure — about 8 tons per acre — had been applied in the fall. The plot 

 was then sown on 3rd September with fall rye of the Beading Giant variety. The 

 rye was cut on 19th June, a light dressing of manure was ploughed in, and corn and 

 beans were planted on 26th June. The crows pulled up most of the corn and the 

 plot was replanted on 6th July, at the rate of 18|^ lbs. of corn and 30 lbs. of horse 

 beans, per acre, mixed in the same rows, which were three feet apart. 



On 2nd October, the corn plants had reached the early milk stage ; and the 

 beans were mostly in flower with a few pods at the lower ends. Three represen- 

 tative rows of 100 feet each were cut and the corn and bean plants were weighed 

 separately. The beans weighed 19*78 per cent of the whole crop. When the crop 

 was cut on 14tb to 16th October, it was found that the yield was 39 tons 1,335 lbs. 

 from 4 acres. That was at the rate of 9 tons 1,834 lbs. per acre; or 7 tons 

 1,912 lbs. of Indian corn and 1 ton 1,922 lbs. of horse beans. 



In plots where the horse beans were grown in alternate rows with Indian 

 corn, the beans were a comparative failure. That appeared to be attributable mainly 

 to the unfavourable weather which prevailed. 



A plot of 2 acres was planted on 1st June, with several varieties of horse 

 beans, in rows three feet apart. The soil was a clay loam which had been cropped 

 with barley in 1892, No manure was applied. The beans were planted with a force 

 feed seed drill, with only two spouts running, and at the rate of two-thirds of a bushel 

 per acre. They were planted 1st June, and came up 11th June. They were cut 

 16th October, and left to wilt in the field for two days before they were weighed and 

 put into the silo. The lower pods on the stalks were filled and ripened, and the 

 upper pods were green, with the beans not quite firm. 



The following are the yields per acre of the different varieties, weighed after 

 being wilted for two days: 



Horse Beans. 



Granton variety 9 tons 1,717 lbs. per acre. 



Tick do 9 do 1,252 do 



Carse do 7 do 1,631 do 



Kilbride do ... 7 do 1,057 do 



Mazagan do 7 do 979 do 



Average 8 tons 927 lbs. per acre. 



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