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Plot 6. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley only, no clover used. Yield of grain per 

 acre, 40 bushels 20 pounds. 



Plot 7. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 6 pounds Mammoth Red clover 

 per acre. 26th July, growth even and medium, 6 to 7 inches high. 27th October, 

 growth medium, but very even; height, 10 to 12 inches; thick enough to leave for 

 meadow, but not thick enough for ploughing under; yield of barley, 39 bushels 18 

 pounds per acre. 



Plot 8. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 8 pounds Mammoth Red clover 

 per acre. 26th July, growth medium and even, 6 to 7 inches high. 27th October, growth 

 strong and very even ; almost too thick for meadow, but scarcely thick enough for best 

 results when ploughed under ; yield of barley 40 bushels per acre. 



Plot 9. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 10 pounds Mammoth Red clover per 

 acre. 26th July, growth even but thin, 5 to 6 inches high. 27th October, growth very 

 strong and even; height, 10 to 12 inches ; too thick to leave for meadow; made a fine 

 thick mat for ploughing under ; yield of barley, 43 bushels 36 pounds per acre. 



Plot 10. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 12 pounds of Mammoth Red clover 

 per acre. 26th July, growth fairly even ; 6 to 7 inches high. 27th October, growth 

 strong and very even; height 10 to 14 inches, making a compact mat for ploughing 

 under. Yield of barley, 46 bushels 2 pounds per acre. 



Plot 11. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 14 pounds Mammoth Red clover 

 per acre. 26th July, growth medium and even, 6 to 7 inches high. 27th October, 

 growth very strong and even, forming a thick mat but did not appear to be any better 

 for ploughing under than where 10 or 12 pounds of clover seed had been used. Yield 

 of barley, 45 bushels per acre. 



Plot 12. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 10 pounds of Common Red clover 

 per acre. 26th July, growth strong and even, 9 to 10 inches high. 27th October, 

 growth strong, even and thick, making a very fine mat of foliage for ploughing under ; 

 height 12 to 14 inches; a large number of the plants were in bloom. Yield of barley, 

 43 bushels 46 pounds per acre. 



Plot 13. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley only, no clover used. Yield of grain, 

 42 bushels 14 pounds per acre. 



Plot 14. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 14 pounds Alfalfa per acre. 26th 

 July, growth even but rather thin, 9 to 10 inches high. 27th October, growth strong 

 and even, but thin ; thick enough for meadow but not thick enough for ploughing 

 under. Stalks rather woody and tough, height 12 to 14 inches. Yield of barley, 31 

 bushels 32 pounds per acre. In this instance the barley was thin on the ground due 

 possibly to variation in the soil. 



Plot 15. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley only, no clover used. Yield of grain, 

 41 bushels 32 pounds per acre. 



Plot 16. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 24 pounds Crimson clover per 

 acre. 26th July, growth thin. 27th October, growth thin and even, height 6 to 8 

 inches ; not thick enough for ploughing under. Yield of barley, 36 bushels 22 pounds 

 per acre. 



Plot 17. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 6 pounds Alsike clover per acre. 

 26th July, growth thin but even, and about 5 inches high. 27th October, growth 

 medium and even, height about 6 inches ; not thick enough for meadow nor for 

 ploughing under with advantage. Yield of barley, 45 bushels 20 pounds per acre. 



Plot 18. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 6 pounds Alsike clover and 14 

 pounds Orchard grass per acre. 26th July, growth medium and even, height 5 to 6 

 inches. 27th October, growth medium and even, height 6 to 8 inches ; both clover 

 and grass thick enough to make a good meadow. Yield of barley, 43 bushels 16 pounds 

 per acre. 



Plot 19. Sown 6th May with Odessa barley, with 14 pounds Alfalfa and 14 pounds 

 Orchard grass per acre. 26th July, growth of Alfalfa thin and even and 10 to 11 

 inches high, orchard grass fairly even, 7 to 8 inches high. 27th October, Alfalfa fairly 

 thick and even, average height 14 inches; orchard grass 8 to 9 inches, thick enough to 

 make a good meadow. Yield of barley 37 bushels 24 pounds per acre. 



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