DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBANDRY 139 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Rotation ' B ' (five years' duration). 



Fi?st year. — Corn, roots, potatoes, peas, and peas and oats mixed for green feed 

 or for hay. 



Second year. — Grain. Seeded down. 

 Third year. — Clover hay. 

 Fourth year. — Grain. Seeded down. 

 Fifth year. — Clover hay. 



Rotation ' K ' (six years' duration). 



First year. — Corn, roots, potatoes, peas, and peas and oats mixed for green feed 

 or for hay. 



Second year. — Grain. Seeded down. 

 Third year. — Hay. 

 Fourth year. — Hay. 

 Fifth year. — Pasture. 

 Sixth year. — Pasture. 



PLANTING CORN IN HILLS AND DRILLS. 



The experiment started in 1911 to learn the relative merits of sowing corn in 

 drills and in hills in this climate and locality has been continued. The following table 

 shows the results for each year, and the average for two years. 



Planting Fodder Corn in Hills and Drills. 



Method of Planting. 



In drills 42 inches apart, 8 inches between plants 

 ti 48 m 8 ii ii 



In hills 42 ., 42 -, „ 



ii 06 ii 36 ti ii 



Average yield 

 2 years. 



Ton? 



9-29 

 882 

 G 37 

 GOO 



The rather marked difference in favour of the drill-sown com may be partly 

 accounted for in 1912 by the nature of the season. The almost incessant rainfall pre- 

 vented seeding until June 19. A long drought then followed. The corn sown in 

 drills with the horse planter, was seeded deeper, and nearer moisture, than that sown 

 in hills with the hand machine. The drilled corn, therefore, germinated more quickly 

 and was cultivated at an earlier date, thus receiving an advantage at the outset that 

 counted for much in that particular season. This test will be continued and reported 

 upon next year.' 



