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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Mixed Roots and Roots and Vegetables. 



riot 1 — Mangels, carrots and turnips 



ii 2— Mangels and turnips 



ii 3— Mangels and carrots 



H 4 — Carrots and turnips 



Carrots, Cabbages and Tomatoes. 



Tons. Lbs, 



f Yield per acre of Cabbage 18 900 



5- .. ii Carrots 7 520 



i. n M Tomatoes 8 1,820 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Tons. 



40 

 39 

 39 

 38 



Lbs. 



1,840 



1,200 



870 



230 



34 1,300 



Although sown out of doors and having no advantage in the way of hot-bed cul- 

 tivation, the tomatoes grew well and ripened a large crop, the cabbage also which was 

 an early variety formed fine heads. All cultivation was by horse cultivator until the 

 plants got too large to admit of this. The expense, both for seed and labour was 

 very trifling. The yield per acre has been calculated in each case from the weight of 

 one row G6 feet long. 



INFLUENCE OF PREVIOUS CROPS ON GROWING GRAIN. 



In the annual report for 1900, some experiments were reported on in the growing 

 of oats after other crops to gain information regarding the influence of previous crops 

 on subsequent growth, and how long this influence is apparent. Six plots were then 

 referred to where Sensation oats were grown after flax, grain, horse beans, soja beans, 

 Indian corn and millet, and particulars regarding the oat crop given. This year the 

 test has included four plots only, the Indian corn and millet plots having been omitted. 

 Parley was sown instead of oats, the variety chosen being the Mensury, which was sown 

 at the rate of If bushels per acre. The soil in this instance was a sandy loam which 

 had received no manure since 1897, when an application was made of about 12 tons per 

 acre. The land was ploughed late in the autumn of 1900 to a depth of 7 or 8 inches, 

 and in the spring of 1901 it was cultivated twice with the two-horse cultivator, and 

 well harrowed before sowing. 



EFFECTS OF THE PLOUGHING UNDER OF GREEN CLOVER AS A 



FERTILIZER FOR OATS. 



In the spring of 1900, six plots of one-eightieth of an acre each were sown ■with 

 grain. Two of these plots were sown with Preston wheat, two with Mensury barley, 



