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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF WHEAT &TH ACRE EACH. 



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Fertilizers applied each Year from 1888 to 

 1898 or 1899. No fertilizers used since. 

 Clover sown in 1899 and each year since 

 with the grain and ploughed under in 

 the Autumn. 



Average Yield 



for 

 Thirteen Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Push. lbs. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Barn-yard manure (mixed horse and cow 

 manure) well rotted, 12 tons per acre in 

 1888 ; 15 tons per acre each year after to 

 1898 inclusive. No manure has been 

 applied since then 



Parn-yard manure (mixed horse and cow 

 manure) fresh, 12 tons per acre in 1888 ; 

 15 tons per acre each year after to 1898 

 inclusive. No manure has been applied 

 since then 



3 Unmanured from the beginning 



4 Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre, used each year from 1 888 

 to 1897 inclusive. In 1898 and 1899 a 

 similar weight of the Thomas' Phosphate 

 was used. No fertilizers have been applied 

 since then 



Mineral phosphate,untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs., nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre 

 used each year from 1888 to 1897 inclusive. 

 In 1898 and 1899 500 lbs. of the Thomas' 

 Phosphate was used in place of the mineral 

 phosphate. No fertilizers have been ap- 

 plied since then 



G Barn-yard manure, partly rotted and ac- 

 tively fermenting, 6 tons' per acre ; 

 mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs. per acre, composted to- 

 gether, intimately mixed and allowed to 

 heat for several days before using, applied 

 each year from 1888 to 1897 inclusive. In 

 1898 500 lbs. of Thomas' Phosphate was 

 used in place of the mineral phosphate. 

 No fertilizers have been applied sincethen. 

 Mineral phosphate,untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs.; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs.; wood 

 ashes, unleached, 1,000 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1897 inclusive. In 

 189S and 1899 500 lbs. of the Thomas' 

 Phosphate was used in place of the mineral 

 phosphate. No fertilizers have been ap- 

 plied since then 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs., wood ashes, unleached, 1,500 lbs. 

 per acre, used each year from 1888 to 1897 

 inclusive. In 1898 and 1899 500 lbs. of 

 the Thomas' Phosphate was used in place 

 of the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 



have been applied since then 



9 Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 acre, used each year from 1888 to 1899 in- 

 clusive. No fertilizers have been applied 

 since then 



10 Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 350 lbs.; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 1888 to 1899 inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then.. . 



21 26£ 



22 \h 

 10 33}4 



10 45 



12 33} J 



18 46J§ 



12 46 & 



10 49& 



11 37{? 



12 53 T % 



14th Season, 1901, 



Variety 



Red Fife. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Lbs. 



3,9G5 



4,007 

 1,873 



2,027 



2,855 



Bush. lbs. 



2G 50 



28 45 

 17 20 



18 15 



13 15 



Yield 

 of 



Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



5,370 



5,295 

 2,370 



2,785 



2,825 



3,300 23 20 



4,575 



Average Yield 



for 

 Fourteen Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



21 49 & 



22 \\\% 



ii m 



11 17& 



12 36} \ 



19 CA 3,371 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



2,510 1G 50 



2,078 



1,890 



3,029 



11 35 



15 50 



14 40 



3,885 



13 4 



3,145 11 5ft 



2,420 



2,745 



11 55J| 



13 U 



Lbs. 



4.0G5 



4,099 

 1,908 



2,081 



2,853 



2, COS 



2,154 



1,928 



3,009 



