DIVISION OF FIELD HUSBANDRY 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Packing for Wheat Sown on Spring -Ploughed Stubble Land. 



The plots on which this part of the experiment was conducted were in wheat the 

 previous year. They were all ploughed April 29. The harrowing and packing was 

 done on May 10 and 11. Wheat was sown on May 10; all plots came up on May 21. 

 Plots 4, 5 and 6 headed on July 4; plots 8 and 10 headed on July 6, and plots 1, 2. 

 7, 9 and 11 headed on July 8. All ripened oh August 26, were cut on August. 30 

 and thredied on September 25. 



Sooil Packing for Wheat sown on Spring-ploughed Stubble Land. 



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2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



Cultural Treatment Given. 



Harrow, subsurface pack, harrow, seed 



Harrow, surface pack, 'narrow, seed , 



Harrow, combination pack, harrow, seed 



Harrow, subsurface pack, harrow, seed, subsurface pack . . . 



Harrow, surface pack, harrow, seed, surface pack. 



Harrow, combination pack, harrow, seed, combination pack 



Harrow, seed, harrow 



Harrow, seed, sm face pack 



Harrow, seed, subsurface pack 



Hairow, seed, combination pack 



Harrow, seed 



Yield of Wheat 

 per A cue, 1012 



Grain. 



Pounds. 



2,080 

 2,400 

 2, SCO 

 2,2S0 

 2,^40 

 2,240 

 2,160 

 2,080 

 2 640 

 2,120 

 2.! )S0 



Straw 



Tcunds. 

 3,920 



3,640 



3,720 

 4,360 

 3,760 

 3,840 

 3,520 

 3,9C6 

 3,080 



Packing for Wheat sown on Fall-Ploughed Stubble Land. 



The plot3 on which this part of the experiment was conducted were in wheat the 

 previous year. They were all ploughed on October 5, and no further work was done 

 during the fall. The harrowing and packing was done on May 10 and 11. Wheat was 

 sown, on all plots, on May 10. All came up on May 20. Plots 23, 24 and 25 headed out 

 on July 4; the remainder headed on July 6. All ripened on August 26, were cut on 

 August 30 and threshed on September 25. 



