DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBAXDRT 117 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Second year.. — Grain. Seeded down with 10 pounds red clover, 2 pounds alsike, 

 6 pounds alfalfa and 6 pounds timothy per acre. 



Third year. — Clover hay. 



Rotation ' R.' 



First year. — Corn. Manure applied in spring at rate of 1*3 tons per acre. Shal- 

 low ploughed shortly before corn planting time, turning under both clover and 

 manure. 



Second year. — Peas and oats mixed. Cut green for catttle. Seeded down with 



10 pounds red clover, 2 pounds alsike, 6 pounds alfalfa and 6 pounds timothy per 

 acre. 



Third year. — Clover hay. Cut green for cattle. 



To make comparisons of the returns and net profits in these experiments the fol- 

 lowing arbitrary values have been used: — 



Return Values. 



Oats per bushel $0 34 



Oat straw per ton 4 00 



Hay " 7 00 



Corn ensilage '* 2 00 



Turnips and mangels " 2 00 



Potatoes per bushel 50 



Forage crops (green) per ton 2 00 



Swine pasture per acre 15 00 



Cost Values. 



Manual labour per hour $0 17 



Horse labour, including teamster — 



Single horse " 27 



2-horse team " 34 



3-horse team " 41 



4-horse team • " 48 



Rent per acre 3 00 



Barnyard manure (spread over rotation) per ton 100 



Machinery (inclusive of threshing machinery) per acre 60 



Seed oats " 1 00 



Turnip, mangel, potato and corn seed charged at actual cost. 



Grass and clover seed charged at actual cost, distributed over the number of 



years in hay and pasture. 

 Twine charged at actual cost. 

 Threshing charged according to actual labour expended. 



