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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



GREEN MANURING. 



In this experiment the plots were given the treatment described below in 1911, 

 and were sown to wheat in the spring of 1912. Plots 1, 5 and 6 were ploughed on 

 June 15, 1911. The crops of green peas and tares were ploughed in, on plots 2, 3 and 

 4, on July 15, 1911. Manure was applied on plot 5 on October 20, 1911. Wheat was 

 sown on all these plots on May 11, 1912. All came up on May 20. Plot 5 headed out 

 on July 4 and the others on July 8. All ripened on August 28, were cut on August 

 31 and threshed on September 25. 



Green Manuring for Wheat, followed by Oats. 



SEED BED PREPARATION. 



This experiment was conducted with wheat sown on summer-fallow. The 

 summer-fallowing had been equally well done on all plots. The plot called 'poor 

 preparation ' was harrowed once, the one called ' good preparation ' was harrowed twit e, 

 and the one called ' extraordinary preparation ' was harrowed four times. The whe.t 

 was sown on May 9; it came up on May 20, on plots 2 and 3, and on May 22, on plot 1. 

 All ripened on August 2-8, were cut on August 31 and threshed September 25. 



Preparation of Seed Bed for Wheat. 



Plot No. 



1 



2 

 3 



Treatment given. 



Poor preparation 



Good preparation 



Extraordinary preparation 



Yield of Wheat per acre. 1912. 



Graio. 



Straw. 



Lb. 



1,440 

 1,040 

 1,500 



Lb. 



3,760 



5,160 

 5,640 



This experiment was also conducted with oats on fall-ploughed wheat stubble. 

 The land was ploughed on October 23. The ' poor preparation ' plot was sown after 

 ploughing and packing only. The 'good preparation' plot was ploughed, harrowed 

 twice and packed. The ' extraordinary preparation ' plot was ploughed, harrowed four 

 times and packed. The oats were sown on May 14, came up on all plots on May 26, 

 headed on July 17, were ripe on September 10, cut on September 10 and threshed 

 on October 2. 



