REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 475 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENT WITH SOJA BEANS. 



Sown on May 22, on l-20th acre plots of land manured and fall-ploughed. Cut 

 September 14. No pods formed. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH HORSE BEANS. 



Sown on May 22, on l-20th acre plots of land manured and fall-ploughed. Cut 

 September 14. The beans fully matured. 



EXPERIMENT WITH TURKESTAN ALEALFA. 



This seed was sown in the spring of 1900, in one of the garden-plots, and came 

 through the winter in perfect condition. 



Requiring the ground for Apple-trees, and not deeming the test a satisfactory one 

 on account of the large amount of protection afforded the crop by the hedges, it wa3 

 ploughed under in May. In spite, however, of the ploughing and other cultivation, 

 many of the roots continued to grow during the summer, and produced a heavy crop 

 of coarse feed, which the stock did not care for. 



HAY CROP. 



The crop of Hay secured from both Brome grass and Western Rye grass was very 

 satisfactory. 



On recent seedings the crop was above the average and old fields produced a fairly 

 good yield. Part of the fields of Brome-grass and Western Rye-grass where snow had 

 accumulated, gave large returns and brought up the average of some fields, portions 

 of which were exposed to winds, and were consequently bare of snow during the whole 

 winter. 



A considerable acreage of both these grasses was left and cut for seed, which ha3 

 been secured in good condition, free from foul seed of any sort. 



One and three-quarter acres, cut for seed, August 3. 



