REPORT OF MR. G. H. BUTTON 493 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Part (d) 



Fourth year. — Hay., manure in autumn, 12 tons per acre. 



Fifth year. — Pasture. 



Sixth year. — Pasture, plough in July after haying or earlier in preparation for 

 root crops. 



NOTATION ' L.' SIX YEAR. 



About 11 acres. 



This rotation is to be located next to the north line and west of the north and south 

 drive. The fields are to be about 1| acres each. 



First year. — Hay. 



Second year.- — Pasture, manure in autumn. 



Third year. — Pasture, break in July for winter wheat or 



Fourth year. — Wheat or 



Fifth year. — Oats. 



Sixth year. — Barley seeded down, Timothy 4 lbs., Alsike, 4 lbs., Red clover, 4 lbs. 



ROTATION ' N.' SEVEN YEARS. 



Ten acres. 



This rotation is to be located west of the north and south drive and south of 

 rotation ' L.' The fields are to be one acre each in extent. 



First year. — Alfalfa seeded without a nurse crop. 

 Second year. — Alfalfa hay, manure six tons in autumn. 

 Third year. — Alfalfa hay. 



Fourth year. — Alfalfa hay, manure six tons in autumn. 

 Fifth year. — Alfalfa, ploughed after first cutting. 

 Sixth year. — Winter wheat, or in case of failure, spring wheat. 

 Seventh year. — Grain (oats and barley). (Three acres of alfalfa to be left down 

 permanently). 



ROTATION ' 0.' SEVEN YEARS. 



About 29 acres. 



This rotation is to be located south of the east and west drive and occupying the 

 total block of 29 acres less rotation ' E.' 



First year. — Roots, peas and oats, cut green and worked during fall. 



Second year. — Wheat. 



Third year.— Oats. 



Fourth year. — Summer-fallow. 



Fifth year. — Barley seeded down, alsike 2 lbs., alfalfa 6 lbs., and timothy 3 lbs. 



Sixth year. — Hay, manure in autumn. 



Seventh year. — Pasture, plough part intended for roots in July. 



ROTATION 'a' THREE YEAR. 



Three Acres. 



This rotation is to be located next to the south line and west of north and south 

 drive. The fields are to be one acre each in extent. 



First year. — Grain, wheat. 



Second year. — Grain, wheat or coarse grains. 



Third year. — Summer-fallow. 



