REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 259 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Siberian. — 8 acres, sown May 2, If bushels per acre ; matured in 01 days, Aug- 

 ust 1. Yielded 45 bushels 2 pounds per acre. Measured bushel weighed 31 pounds. 



Waverly. — 2 acres, sown May 1, If bushels per acre ; matured in 97 days, Aug- 

 ust 5. Yielded 47 bushels 8 pounds per acre. Measured bushels weighed 35^ pounds. 



Tartar King. — 2 acres, sown May 1, 2 bushels per acre ; matured in 93 days, 

 August 1. Yielded 47 bushels 1 pound per acre. Measured bushel weighed 36£ 

 pounds. 



Scotch Potato. — 1 acre, sown May 1, If bushels per acre ; matured in 111 day3, 

 August 9. Yielded 44 bushels 19 pounds per acre. Measured bushel weighed 36 

 pounds. 



GoJdfinder. — 1 acre, sown May 1, 2 bushels per acre ; matured in 111 days, Aug- 

 ust 9. Yielded 51 bushels 16 pounds per acre. Measured bushel weighed 34i pounds. 



Improved Ligoxvo. — 5 acres, sown May 4, If bushels per acre ; matured in 88 

 days, July 31. Yielded 47 bushels per acre. Measured bushel weighed 37A pounds. 



Cost of growing So acres of oats — 



Rent of land, at $3 per acre $105 00 



Cultivating and ribbing in autumn, 7^ days at $2.50 .... 18 75 



Cultivating and harrowing, 12 days at $2.50 30 00 



I manure, at the rate of 15 tons per acre, applied in root 



year, valued at $1 per ton 105 00 



Seed, 66 bushels at 50 cents 33 00 



Sowing, 3A days at $2.50 8 75 



Rolling, 2 ' days at $2.50 5 00 



Cutting with binder, 3| days at $2.50 8 75 



Use of machinery 4 00 



Twine 14 00 



Shocking, 7 days at $1.25 8 75 



Loading and unloading, 18 days at $1.25 22 50 



Teams drawing, 6 days at $2.50 15 00 



Threshing, 1,612 bushels at 2J cents per bushel 40 30 



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$118 SO 

 Total yield, 54,815 pounds, or 1,612 bushels 7 pounds. 



Average yield per acre, 1,566 pounds, or 46 bushels 2 pounds. 



Total straw on 35 acres, 30 tons. 



Cost to produce 1 bushel grain 22 - 7 cts. 



Cost to produce 1 ton grain $13 37 



Cost to produce 1 ton straw 1 74 



Cost to produce 100 pounds digestible dry matter, grain 107 - 3 cts. 



Cost to produce 100 pounds digestible dry matter, straw 19 - 8 cts. 



BARLEY. 



Mensury. — 5 acres were sown on what had been turnip land the preceding year. 

 Sown May 4 ; matured in 79 days, July 22. Yielded 36 bushels 33 pounds per acre. 

 Measured bushel weighed 4S pounds. 



