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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



dian Thorpe, a selected form of the Duck-bill. In 1901 the Canadian Thorpe was 

 sown on April 29, came up May 8, and was harvested from July 25 to 30. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF BARLEY, ftTH ACRE EACH. 



Fertilizers applied each year from 1889 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. 



Barn-yard manure, well rotted, 15 tons per 

 acre each year to 1898, inclusive. No 



manure has been applied since then 



Barn-yard manure, fresh, 15 tons per acre, 

 each year to 1898, inclusive. No manure 

 has been applied since then 



_ Unmanured from the beginning 



4 Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre, used each year from 

 1888 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 vised ill place 

 of the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 

 have been applied since then 



(}' 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 the Thomas' phosphate was 

 used in place of the mineral phosphate. 

 No fertilizers have been applied since then. 

 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 min- 

 eral phosphate. No fertilizers have been 

 applied since tien 



8 Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

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

 per acre, used each year from 1888 to 

 1S97, inclusive. In 1898 and 1899 500 lbs. 

 of the Thomas' phosphate was used in 

 place of the mineral phosphate. No fer- 

 tilizers have been applied since then 



Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 acre used each year from 1888 to 1899. 

 inclusive. 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 18S8 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then. . 



Average 



Yield for Twelve 



Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. 

 34 



35 

 13 



19 



20 



2S 



lbs. 



42ft 



12ft 

 5ft 



14 7ft 



20 13ft 



27 38ft 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



24 21 ft 



31/1 

 20 ft 

 13ft 



Lbs. 



3,019 



3,198 

 1,512 



1,430 



2,235 



2,377 



2,402 



1,712 



1,807 



2,357 



13th Season, 1901. 



Variety, 

 Canadian Thorpe. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



29 28 



28 2G 

 10 15 



14 13 



21 12 



22 34 



27 24 



18 4G 



14 33 



18 1 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Average Yield 



for 

 Thirteen Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre! Per acre. 



Lbs. 



3,045 



3,155 

 1,120 



1,G35 



2,605 



1,915 



1,105 



2,735 



Bush. lbs. 



34 23 ft 



34 35 ft 



12 42J5 



H 7U 



1,850 20 16^ 



27 19Jf 



1,783 24 32ft 



19 29ft 



20 4ft 



27 23 ft 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 

 3,021 



3,195 

 1,482 



1,44G 



2,205 



2,394 



2,355 



1,729 

 1,753 

 2,388 



