REPORT OF MR, S. A. BEDFORD. 



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THICK AND THIN SOWING OP PEASE. 



The quantity of seed per acre generally sown here has been regulated by 

 eastern experience, and has always appeared too little for this province. 



To test this matter, three plots of Prince Albert peas, a variety of medium 

 size, were sown with different quantities of seed, and the results seem to show that a 

 liberal seeding is the most profitable. 



" loam, plots one-tenth acre, sown with common drill on summer- 



fallow. 



Soil, black 



ROTATION OP CROPS. 



At present very few farmers in this country, practice a rotation of crops, many 

 following wheat with wheat until the land is so impoverished or made foul with 

 weeds, that less than half a crop is obtained. 



As this system, or rather want of system, will have to be changed before many 

 years, some experiments were undertaken this year for the purpose of throwing 

 light on the proper rotation for this country. 



It will be seen that both fodder corn and millet stubble, gave better returns 

 than summer-fallow, this, however, is the result of only one year's test. 



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