REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURIST 85 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 1b 



Botat'wn ' B' 



First year. — Grain, land ploughed previous autumn. Seeded down 10 lbs. red 

 clover, 2 lbs. alsike, 5 lbs. timothy per acre. 



Second year. — Clover hay, two crops expected. 



Third year. — Corn, manured in winter, 20 to 25 tons per acre; spring ploughed. 



Fourth year. — Grain, seeded down, red clover 10 lbs. alsike 2 lbs. and 5 lbs. 

 timothy per acre. Land fall-ploughed after corn ; very shallow furrow. 



Fifth year. — Clover hay, two crops; late fall ploughed. 



Rotation ' ~E! 



First year. — Manured and handled as ' Z.' 



Second year. — Oats, seeded down, 10 lbs. red clover, 6 lbs. alfalfa, 2 lbs. alsike, 

 6 lbs. timothy per acre. 



Third year. — Pasture. Cattle. 



Rotation ' Z! 



First year. — Manure, 12 to 15 tons per acre, applied winter; shallow ploughed in 

 spring; well worked and planted to corn. 



Second year. — Oats, seeded down, 10 lbs. red clover, 2 lbs. alsike, 6 lb. alfalfa and 

 6 lbs. timothy per acre. 



Third year. — Clover hay; two crops expected. 



Rotation ' 8/ 



Shallow ploughing; deep cultivation by means of stiff tooth cultivator or sub- 

 soilor. 



First year. — Roots or corn, ploughed August, 4 inches deep; manure 15 to 20 

 tons per acre; work at intervals, ridge up in fall, sow to roots in spring. 



Second year. — Grain, seeded down, 10 lbs. red clover, 12 lbs. timothy per acre. 



Third year — Clover hay. 



Fourth year. — Timothy hay. 



'Rotation ' D! 



Deep ploughing; plough August, 7 inches deep; manure 15 to 20 tons per acre; 

 work with cultivator at intervals. Land ploughed late autumn, 7 inches; roots or 

 corn next spring. 



Second, third and fourth year. — Same as ' S.' 



Rotation ' H.' 



First year. — Manured in fall and manure ploughed in, well worked; sown to roots 

 next spring. 



Second year. — Different grain mixtures suitable for feeding green. Different 

 grass seed mixtures suitable for pasture and soiling next year. 



Third year. — Pasture. Swine. 



