310 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. I902 

 Plot 2. — I acre, sown June 1 in drills 30 inches apart. 



Lot 1. Dwarf Victoria. — Growth fairly strong, better than Plot 1, Lot 1. 

 Lot 2. Dwarf Essex. — Growth strong, even, good colour. 

 Lot 3. Broad Leaved. — Growth medium, not equal to Lot 2. 



Plot 3. — { acre, sown June 15, in drills 30 inches apart. 



Lot 1. Dwarf Victoria. — Growth fairly strong, about the same as Lot 2. 



Lot 2. Dwarf Essex. — Growth about equal to Lot 1, not quite as many wilted 

 leaves. 



Lot 3. Broad Leaved. — Growth medium, even, not equal to Dwarf Essex. 



Plot 4. — I acre, sown July 15, in drills 30 inches apart. 



Lot 1. Dwarf Victoria. — Growth fairly strong, best lot of sort. 



Lot 2. Dwarf Essex. — Growth strong, even, good colour, best lot in the plot. 



Lot 3. Broad Leaved. — Growth medium, not equal to Dwarf Essex. 



Of the three verieties sown, Dwarf Victoria, Dwarf Essex and Broad Leaved, the 

 Dwarf Essex is apparently the best suited for this section of the country. Under no 

 condition tested was any variety superior to the Dwarf Essex, while in some cases 

 the Dwarf Essex was much superior to the other two sorts. The Dwarf Victoria 

 and Broad Leaved sorts seem to be nearly equal in value for forage, with possibly a 

 slight advantage in favour of the Broad Leaved. 



To give some idea of the cost of production, the following statement has been com- 

 piled. As most of the rape this year was fed off as pasture the cost of producing a 

 ton of this forage can not be stated. 



Cost of growing two acres of rape — 



Kent of land, at $3 $ 6 00 



Ploughing in autumn, at $2 per acre 4 00 



Cultivating twice in spring, 7 hours at 25 cents 1 75 



Harrowing, twice, 3 hours at 25 cents 75 



Rolling, 11 hour 31 



Seed, 6 pounds at 10 cents GO 



Sowing, 4 hours at $1.25 per day 50 



Hand-wheel hoeing, once, 8 hours at $1.25 1 00 



Cultivating, 3 times, single horse, li days at $1.75 per day 2 62 



Hoeing twice, 4 days at $1.25 per day 5 00 



$22 53 



The yield per acre ranges from 6 to 30 tons of green feed. The field of rape, the 

 cost of growing, which appears above, was part of an old pasture. It received no 

 manure, but gave a fair stand of forage, probably 15 tons per acre. A similar field 

 heavily manured in 1900 gave over 30 tons per acre. 



PUMPKINS. 



Half an acre was planted on June 8. The soil was a sandy loam, and well 

 drained. Manure was first applied at the usual rate of 15 tons per acre, worked into 

 the soil. The plot was then thoroughly cultivated and harrowed. It was marked off 

 into 8-foot squares, and a small hole, about 18 inches square and 6 inches deep, exca- 

 vated at each corner. These holes were half filled with manure, a layer of earth 



