334 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



o 



2M 



o 



YIELD OF MIXED GRAINS, 1908. 



How Fertilized. 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Yield per Plot 

 (2 acres). 



No fertilizer used 



300 lbs. fertilizer per acre 



600 ti .. 



10 one-hone cart-loads manure . 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



o 



P4 



o 



55 



YIELD OF HAY, 1909. 



How Fertilized. 



No fertilizer used 



300 lba. fertilizer per acre. . . . 



600 » .. 



10 one-horse cart-loads manure 



Yield per Plot 

 (2 acres). 



Tons. 



o 

 2 

 2 

 3 



Lbs. 



190 



925 



1,275 



325 



YIELD OF MIXED GRAINS, 1910. 



O 



9u 



o 



How Fertilized. 



No fertilizer used 



300 lbs. fertilizer per acre 



600 m t> 



10 one-horse cart-loads manure 



Yield per Plot 

 (2 acres). 



Bush. 



88 

 105 

 103 

 116 



SPECIAL EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS. 



Lbs. 



20 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



A series of tests with commercial fertilizers, the object being to gain information 

 regarding the effects of the continued application of certain fertilizers and combina- 

 tions of fertilizers on the more important farm crops, has been carried on. 



These experiments were commenced in 1898, and continued for ten consecutive 

 years, and reported in the annual report each year. 



In 1909, this land was all sown to grain, with clover added. The original series of 

 experiments were again carried on in the season of 1910. 



The following are the results obtained :— 



