24 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Bed Cob Ensilage. — ^ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills ; came up 9th June ; and 

 was cut for ensilage 27th September. Growth strong and even ; fairly leafy at top, with 

 few leaves at bottom ; height, 12 to 14 feet ; ears not plentiful, in early milk. This 

 rariety is too late in ripening here to make ensilage of best quality. Yield per acre, 24 

 tons 134 pounds. 



Selected Learning. — |^ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills; came up 9th June ; and 

 was cut for ensilage 27th September. Growth strong and even ; leafy at top, few leaves 

 at bottom ; stalks well eared, ears in late milk. Yield per acre, 23 tons 910 pounds. 



Early Butler. — \ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills; came up 9th June; and was 

 cut for ensilage 24th September. Growth stron'j and even; leafy at top, fewer leaves 

 at bottom ; stalks well eared, ears beginning to harden. Yield per acre, 17 tons 1,970 

 pounds. 



North Dakota White. — ^ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills; came up 10th 

 June ; and was cut for ensilage 27th September. Growth strong and even ; leafy 

 throughout; height, 8 to 10 feet; stalks well eared, ears in the glazing stage, beginning 

 to harden. Yield per acre, 19 tons 1,600 pounds. 



Ninety-day Corn. — | acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills ; came up 9th June ; 

 and was cut for ensilage 28th September. Growth strong and even ; leafy throughout ; 

 height, 10 to 12 feet; stalks well eared, ears in late milk. Yield per acre, 17 tons 590 

 pounds. 



Cloud's Early Yellow Dent. — \ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills ; came up 

 9th June ; and was cut for ensilage 28th September. Growth strong and even ; 

 leafy above, with very few leaves below; height 10 to 12 feet; stalks well eared, ears 

 in late milk. Yield per acre, 23 tons 1,520 pounds. 



Mammoth Cuban. — ^ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills ; came up 9th June ; 

 and was cut for ensilage 28th September. Growth strong and even ; leafy above, very 

 few leaves below ; stalks well eared, ears in late milk. Yield per acre, 21 tons 434 

 pounds. 



Mammoth Giant Fodder. — ^ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills; came up 9th 

 June; and was cut for ensilage 28th September. Growth medium and even; very 

 leafy throughout ; stalks well eared, ears in early milk. This variety is rather too late 

 in ripening to be useful in this district. Yield per acre, 14 tons 1,236 pounds. 



Giant Prolific Ensilage. — ^ acre. Planted 22nd May, in hills; came up 9th 

 June ; and was cut for ensilage 28th September. Growth very strong and even ; 

 leafy above, with few leaves below; height, 12 to 14 feet; stalks well eared, ears in 

 early milk. This variety is too late in ripening here to make ensilage of the best 

 quality. Yield per acre, 1 8 tons 870 pounds. 



Champion White Pearl. — 1| acre. The soil was a light sandy loam, which was 

 manured in the spring of 1893 with about 18 tons of barn-yard manure per acre. No fer- 

 tilizer has been applied since. The previous crop was oats. The land was ploughed in 

 the spring of 1897, disc-harrowed once, and harrowed with the smoothing harrow twice 

 before planting. Planted 18th May, in hills 3 feet apart each way, 4 or 5 kernels 

 to the hill ; came up 4th June ; and was cut for ensilage 30th September. Growth 

 strong and even; leafy above, with few leaves below; height, 12 to 13 feet; stalks well 

 eared, ears in the glazed condition. Yield per acre, 16 tons 938 pounds. 



King of tlie Earliest. — 2 acres. Soil a sandy loam of poor quality, which received 

 an application of barn-yard manure in the spring of 1897, of about 10 tons per acre. 

 After the manure was spread the land was ploughed about 6 inches deep, disc-harrowed 

 once, and harrowed with the smoothing harrow twice before planting ; planted 27th 

 May, in rows 3 feet apart ; came up 11th June ; and was cut for ensilage i7th Septem- 

 ber. Growth medium to weak ; leafy from top to bottom ; height, 8 to 9 feet ; stalks 

 well eared, ears in the late milk. Yield per acre, 11 tons 105 pounds. In this and the 



