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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



ROTATION OF CEOPS. 



The plan inaugurated in 1899 for a rotation of crops was followed out this year 

 in a satisfactory manner. 



No. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 







7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



1G 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



1890. 



Whent 



Wheat 



Wheat 



Wheat 



Wheat 



Pease 



Tares \ Wheat 



Soja Beans Wheat 



1900. 



1901. 



Oats Soja Beans . 



Wheat Pease. 



Oats ; Tares. 



Wheat Red Clover. 



Barley Alsike and Lucerne. 



Wheat I Wheat. 



jOats. 



'Oats 



Red Clover Wheat Wheat. 



Alsike and Lucerne Wheat . . . . [Barley. 



Rape . . 

 Wheat 

 Wheat 

 Wheat 

 Wheat 

 Wheat 

 Oats. . . 

 Wheat 

 Oats. . . 

 Wheat 

 Barley. 

 Rye... 



Wheat | Summer-fallow. 



Wheat Summer-fallow. 



Oats ! Summer-fallow . 



Barley | Summer-fallow. 



Wheat 



Barley 



Soja Beans 



Pease 



Tares ....(Wheat. 



Red Clover 'Wheat. 



Alsike and Lucerne j Wheat. 



Summer-fallow I Wheat. 



Oats. 

 Oats. 

 Wheat. 

 Wheat. 



Results obtained in 1901. Soil, Clay Loam. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 10 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 il 

 22 



Name of Variety. 



Soja Beans 



iPease 



Tares . . 



Ked Clover 



Clover, Alsike and Lucerne 



Wheat, Red Fife 



Oats, Banner 



Oats, Banner 



Wheat, Red Fife 



Barley, Sidney 



Summer Fallow 



ti ii 



H i . 



n ii 



Oats, Banner 



Oats, Banner 



Wheat, Red Fife 



Size 



of 



Plot. 



\ acre 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



May 

 May 



Auj 



20 

 15 

 15 

 20 

 15 



. . . I 34 

 . . . i 60 

 .... 28 

 .... 16 

 .... 30 

 112, 54 

 101 1 51 

 101: 45 

 1121 54 

 101 1 40 



Ploughed under Aug. 21 



July 2G. 



ii 10. 



n Sept. 3. 



3. 



3.S 



Strong. 



2 



97 32 

 91 8 

 38 .. 

 50 30 



Ploughed 7 inches deep on June 5, and cultivated 

 4 times during summer. 



Aug. 



9S 

 43 

 43 

 43 



20 



8 



44 



18 



2 



42 1G 



43 12 



44 40 



