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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



Depths of Seeding Oats. 



COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER. 



The plots for this experiment grew wheat in 1911, and the fertilizers were applied 

 when the wheat was sown. This year they grew oats. 



Application of Commercial Fertilizers. 



o 

 o 



Treatment Given. 



Check. No Fertilizer 



320 pounds nitrate of soda per acre. . . 

 6i'0 pounds superphosphate per acre. . 

 200 pounds muriate of potash per acre 



Check. No Fertilizer 



320 pounds nitrate of soda, 600 pounds 



superphosphate, 200 pounds muriate 



of | )Otash, per acre 



320 pounds nitrate of soda, 600 pounds 



superphosphate, per acre . . 

 320 pounds nitrate of soda, 200 pounds 



muriate of potash, per acre 



600 pounds superphosphate, 200 pounds 



muriate of potash, per acre 



Check. No Fertilizer 



Basic Slag, 1,000 pounds per acre 



Clover in place of grass 



13|CIover in place of grass 



14 Barnyard manure, 16 tons applied once 



in 4 years 



Barnyard manure, 8 tons applied once 



in 4 years 



16 Check. No Fertilizer 



8 



9 



10 

 11 



1 



15 



Date 



of 



sowing. 



May 



13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 



13 

 13 

 13 



13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 



13 



13 

 13 



Date of 



coming 



up. 



May. 



27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 



27 



27 



27 



27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 



27 



27 



27 



Date 

 of 



heading. 



July. 



22 



22 

 22 

 22 

 22 



22 

 22 

 22 



22 



22 

 22 

 •22 

 22 



22 



22 

 22 



Date 



of 



ripening 



Sept. 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 



2 



2 



2 

 2 



2 



2 



2 



Days 

 to 



mature 



112 

 112 

 112 

 112 

 112 



112 



112 



112 



112 

 112 



112 

 112 

 112 



112 



112 

 112 



Yield of Oats per 

 acre. 1912. 



Grain. 



Lb. 



3,600 

 3,760 



3,600 

 3,080 



3,680 



3,800 



3,040 



3,280 



3,920 

 3,760 

 3,200 

 3,280 



2,880 



2,400 



2,320 

 3,160 



Straw. 



Lb. 



5,000 

 3,800 

 4,800 

 3,360 

 3,6S0 



5,040 



3,400 



4,320 



2,680 

 4,400 

 4,000 

 2,840 

 2,200 



2,760 



3,560 

 4,440 



