REPORT OF MR. WM. M. BLAIR. 



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Early and Late Sowing. 



In order to test the relative value of early and late sowing, a field was laid off 

 in plots of one-tenth of an acre each and sown at four different times, commencing 

 on May 10th, one week intervening between each sowing, the same kind of grain in 

 all cases being sown. There were two plots each of wheat, barley and oats. The 

 following table gives the results. 



WHEAT SOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. 



Nine pounds to each plot. 



1. Campbell's White Chafif. 

 Red Fife 



2. CampbeU's White Chafif. 

 Red Fife 



3. Campbell's White Chafif. 

 Red Fife ... 



4. Campbell's White Chaff. 

 Red Fife 



Sown. 



May 10 



do 10 



do 17 



do 17 



do 24 



do 24 



do 31 



do 31 



Harvested. 



Aug. 26 



do 26 



do 29 



do 28 



do 30 



Sept. 2 



do 2 



do 4 



Bushels 

 per plot. 



1| 



l| 

 2 



If 



2 



13 



Lbs. 

 per bushel. 



60| 



57 



58J 



55 



58 



52i 



47 



45 



BARLEY SOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. 



Nine and a half pounds on each plot. 



1. Duckbill 



Baxter's Six-Rowed. 



2. Duckbill 



Baxter's Six-Rowed. 



3. Duckbill 



Baxter's Six-Rowed 



4. DuckbiU 



Baxter's Six-Rowed . 



Sown. 



May 10 



do 10 



do 17 



do 17 



do 24 



do 24 



do 31 



do 31 



Harvested. 



Aug. 21. 



do 11. 



do 26. 



do 18, 



do 28. 



do 22. 



do 30. 



do 26. 



Bushels 

 per plot. 



Lbs. 

 per bushel. 



52 



47 



51 



47 



49 



46 



43| 



46 



OATS SOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. 



Eight and a half pounds on each plot. 



1. Banner 



Prize Cluster . 



2. Banner 



Prize Cluster. 



3. Banner 



Prize Cluster. 



4. Banner 



Prize Cluster. 



Sown. 



May 10. . 



do 10., 



do 17.. 



do 17.. 



do 24.. 



do 24.. 



do 31.. 



do 31.. 



Harvested. 



Aug. 19. 



do 18. 



do 22. 



do 21. 



do 27. 



do 26. 



do 30. 



do 29. 



Bushels 

 per plot. 



5^ 

 31 

 bh 

 3| 

 5 



3 



2i 



Lbs. 



per bushel. 



37 

 40 

 34 

 40 

 35 

 39 

 32 

 38i 



