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2 GEORGE V.,» A. 1912 



immense growth in from eight to ten weeks and analyses prove that the growth eon- 

 tains about 130 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. A considerable proportion of this is un- 

 doubtedly from the atmosphere. 



The pea crop is also valuable when ripened. The grain is very rich in protein 

 and when mixed with other grains, is a very valuable feed for milch cows and hogs. 

 The straw, if cut before thoroughly ripe, is excellent for sheep feed. 



When grown for feed, peas are best sown mixed with oats at the rate of three 

 bushels per acre, equal parts by weight. They may then be cut with the binder. This 

 mixture also makes an excellent soiling crop for milch cows for the early part of the 

 summer. 



When grown alone, they are best harvested with the pea harvester attachment to 

 the mower. 



Peas — Test of Varieties. 



Thirteen varieties of peas were grown on uniform plots of one-twentieth of an 

 acre. The land was a clay loam that had been summer-fallowed in 1909. The seed 

 was sown April 27, at the rate of from 2 to 3 bushels per acre according to the size 

 of the pea. Germination was uniformly good but when the peas were a few inches 

 high a succession of strong winds did considerable damage to them, particularly at the 

 ends of the plots. This checked the growth for some time and no doubt affected the 

 yield. 



Peas — Test of Varieties. 



S 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



Name of Variety. 



Mackay 



Paragon 



Prince 



Picton 



Gregory 



English Grey 



Golden Vine 



Black-Eye Marrowfat. . 



Prussian Blue 



Daniel O'Rourke . . . . 



Arthur 



Chancellor 



White Marrowfat 



-C 3 a. ■ 2 



£ 8 3 S 



Lba. 



63 



63 



62 



64 



63 



61 



64 



62.5 



63.5 



«3.5 



64 



64.6 



63.5 



MIXTURES OF GRAIN FOR GRAIN PRODUCTION. 



In growing grain for feed, the object should be to produce as much as possible 

 per acre. An experiment was started in 1909 to secure some information on the rela- 

 tive values of various mixtures of the coarse grains for the production of feed as coin- 

 pared with oats, barley and peas sown alone. 



The varieties used were Daubeney oats and Mensury barley for tk„ oat and barley 

 mixtures; Banner oats and Arthur peas and Mensury barley for the othor mixtures. 



The following table gives the average yield per acre for 1909 and 1910: — 



