REPORT OF MR. G. H. HUTTON 



497 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



GRASSES AND CLOVERS. 



Hay was cut from the following varieties of grasses and clovers for the second 

 time at this Station. The results are not altogether reliable as representing the 

 merits of different varieties because the seed was variable and we did not get an even 

 stand. Timothy and alsike appear to make a good mixture. Western Rye grass has 

 also yielded well. Brome grass is not recommended except for land intended for per- 

 manent pasture. Once established, it is hard to eradicate. Timothy seed was sown 

 too thickly on this block and even at the end of two years time it had become sod- 

 bound. From four to five pounds of timothy seed per acre is thought to be sufficient. 



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1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Timothy and Alsike 

 Western Rye grass . . 



Red Clover 



Brome grass 



Red Top 



Kentucky Blue gra s. 



Meadow Fescue 



Orchard grass 



Canadian Blue grass. 

 Timothy 



Variety. 



Yield of Dry 



Hay per 



Acre in lbs. 



4,042 

 2,631 

 2,547 

 2,522 

 2,11S 

 1,823 

 1,595 

 1,548 

 1,374 

 1,340 



EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN CORN. 



Eleven varieties of Indian corn were planted on May 19, on land top-dressed in 

 1008, and ploughed out of brome sod after the hay was cut in 1909. The seed was 

 planted in hills two and one-half feet apart each way. Dry weather affected the growth 

 of ears but a fair crop of fodder corn was harvested. The crop was cut on September 9. 



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