REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND ACTING AGRICULTURIST. 



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CORN PLOTS. 



The experiments with the plots of Indian corn have been conducted with the 

 object of obtaining the largest weight of well matured green fodder for the silo, and to 

 have the corn so far advanced when cut, that the ears shall be in the late milk, or glazed 

 condition. Each plot has been divided from the outset into two equal parts, on one of 

 which — known as No. 1 — one of the stronger growing and somewhat later ripening sorts 

 has been tried, and on the other, marked No. 2, one of the earlier maturing varieties. 

 During the first four years one of the dent varieties was tested under No. 1. The 

 Mammoth Southern Sweet was tried in 1888, 1889 and 1890. In 1891 the Red Cob 

 Ensilage was used, and in 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897 a free growing flint 

 variety, the Rural Thoroughbred White Flint, was tested. On the other half of the 

 plot (No. 2) the Canada YelJow Flint was used in 1888, 1889 and 1890, the Thorough- 

 bred White Flint in 1891, Pearce's Prolific in 1892, 1893 and 1894, and the Mammoth 

 Eight Rowed Flint in 1895, 1896 and 1897. For the first four years the No. 1 series 

 was planted in drills three feet apart, using about 24 pounds of seed to the acre and 

 thinning the plants, when up, to 6 or 8 inches, and the No. 2 in hills 3 feet apart 

 each way and 4 or 5 kernels in a hill. During the past six years both sorts have been 

 grown in hills. The corn in both series of plots was planted in 1897 on 19th May, and 

 cut 16th September. In most instances the yield of fodder on these plots during the 

 past season has been below the average of past years. 



With Indian corn the rotted manure has given in both plots a larger return this 

 year than the fresh manure, but the average of ten years tests still shows the fresh 

 manure in advance of the rotted in plot 1 by 1 ton 787 pounds per acre, while in plot 

 2 the advantage is with the rotted manure by 1,965 pounds per acre. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS, ON PLOTS OF INDIAN CORN, ^^th ACRE 



EACH, CUT GREEN FOR ENSILAGE. 



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Fertilizers applied each year. 



Barn-yard manure, well rotted, 12 tons per 

 acre 



Barn-yard manure, fresh, 12 tons per acre. 



Unmanured . . 



Mineral phosphate untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre in 1888 — 800 lbs. per acre 

 each year since . . 



Mineral phosphate untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre in 1888—800 lbs. per acre 

 each year since ; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. 

 per acre 



Barn-yard manure, partly rotted and act- 

 ively fermenting, 6 tons per acre ; mineral 

 phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 500 

 lbs. per acre ; composted together, inti 

 mately mixed and allowed to heat for 

 several days before using 



Mineral phosphateuntreated, finely ground, 

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

 ashes, unleached, 1,000 lbs. per acre 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Nine Years. 



o ® o 



S ^ So 



Per acre . 



Tons. lbs. 



15 1,172 



17 1,739 



8 1,356 



647 



11 467 



16 1,095 



15 56010 1,389 



I C O) 



o ^ o 



bDrt 



Sh^^ SCSI'S 



Per acre 



Tons lbs 



12 107 



11 1,175 



5 1,866 



5 190 



8 1,074 



11 1,293 



10th Season, 1897. 



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I "„ "S ^ '" I I SO® 



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*= S ^ g 



o cs - a> 



u 



be 



Per acre . 



Tons. lbs. 



21 440 



14 1,210 



3 860 



605 



540 



15 810 



14 1,805 



Per acre 



Tons lbs 



15 900 

 9 1,640 

 4 1,040 



3 1,190 



8 1,610 



10 1,500 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Ten Years. 



I O 1) 



<, so- 



o a> CD 



Per acre . 



Tons. lbs. 



16 299 



17 1,086 

 8 306 



6 1,843 



10 1,474 



16 866 



13 800 15 484 



"A bOj3 



"S"^ a; 

 o o o 



Ph ^ S) 



Per acre 



Tons lbs 



12 786 



11 821 



5 1,583 



4 1,890 



8 1,128 



11 1,114 



10 1,930 



