REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND ACTING AQRIGULTURIST. 



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in 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897 Canadian Thorpe, a selected form of the Duck-bill. In 

 1897 the Canadian Thorpe was sown 5th May, came up 12th May and was harvested 

 3rd August, requiring from the date of sowing to maturity a period of 90 days. 



In 1897 the yield of all the barley plots but one was higher than the average of 

 past seasons. The plot fertilized with fresh bam-yard manure has given a better yield 

 than the plot where the manure was used rotted ; and this plot still averages 1 bush. 3 

 lbs. higher than that of the rotted manure for the nine years these tests have been 

 continued. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF BARLEY, ^Vra ACRE. 



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Fertilizers applied each Year. 



Barn- yard manure, well rotted, 15 tons per 

 acre 



T.artiyard manure, fresh, 15 tons per acre. 



I'miianured 



Mineral i>hosphate, untreated, finely 

 gTnund, 500 lbs. per acre 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs.; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. 

 pMF acre 



Barn-yard manure, partly rotted, and 

 actively fermenting, 6 tons per acre : 

 mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs. per acre, composted 

 together, intimately mixed and allowed 

 to heat for several days before using 



Mineral phosi)hate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs,; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs.; 

 wood ashes, unleached, 1,000 lbs. per acre. 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely 

 ground, 500 lbs.; wood ashes, unleached, 

 l,.5O0 lbs, per acre 



Mineral superphosphate No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 aiTe .... 



Mineral supterphosphate No. 1, 350 lbs.; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre 



Mineral superphosphate No. 1, 350 lbs.; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs.; wood ashes, un- 

 leached, 1,500 lbs. per acre 



Uiuuanured 



Hone, finely ground, 500 lbs. per acre 



Bone, finely ground, 500 lbs.; wood ashes, 

 unleached, l,.o00 lbs. per acre 



Nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre 



Muriate of potash, 150 lbs. per acre 



Sulphate of ammonia, 300 lbs. per acre 



Siilphate of iron, GO lbs. per acre 



Common salt (Sodium chloride) 300 lbs. per 

 acre 



Land plaster or gypsum(Calcium sulphate), 

 300 lbs. per acre 



Mineral superphosphate No. 2, 500 lbs. per 

 acre 



AVKRAGB 



YuLD FOR Eight 



Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



32 36J 



33 43 

 14 81 



14 15i 

 19 15^ 



26 29| 



22 6§ 



18 25f 



21 7 



25 215 



24 12g 



13 20f 



14 8 



21 Ifif 



21 40| 



22 4 



17 m 



18 20g 



27 15| 

 20 18J 

 20 31| 



Yield 

 of 



Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



2,954 

 3,252 

 1,592 



1,446 



2,191 



2,468 



2,472 



1,725 

 2,023 

 2,428 



2,521 

 1,233 

 1,340 



2,012 

 2,508 

 1,994 

 2,144 

 1,842 



2,071 



1,786 



1,711 



9th Skason, 1897 



Variety, 

 Canadian Thorpb. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



3,840 

 3,725 

 1,590 



1,600 



2,490 



2,450 



1,860 



1,520 

 2,020 

 2,645 



2,940 

 1,310 

 1,660 



2,080 

 2,150 

 1,570 

 1,400 

 1,410 



2,720 



1,610 



1,800 



Avbraob 



Yield for Ninb 



Yeabs. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush, lbs 



33 42f 



34 45| 

 14 14J 



14 26J 



19 36g 



28 lOJ 



22 47S 



19 358 



21 36J 



26 353 



26 13| 



13 36| 



14 6| 



22 58 



22 375 



22 24 



18 4g 



18 34 1 



28 30J 



20 35 



21 302 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



3,052 

 3,305 

 1,592 



1,463 

 2,224 



2,466 



2,404 



1,702 

 2,023 

 2,452 



2,568 

 1,242 

 1,376 



2,020 

 2,468 

 1,947 

 2,068 

 1,794 



2,143 



1,766 



1,721 



