REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACK AY. 



361 



Wheat — Test of Sowing Seed at different Depths. 



Sown by hoe-drill, on fallow, on the 22nd April, on clay loam at rate of 1^ bushel 

 per acre. A great difference will be observed between the different depths of seeding. 



Size of plots Y^j- acre 



each. 



Name of Variety. 



Red Fife- 



1 inch deep. 

 2 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Strong. 



^ 1^ 



Hi 



In. 

 3 

 3 

 3 





Lbs. 

 5,600 

 5,560 

 4,820 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



VI CQ 



3 .a 



40 .. 



40 40 



33 50 





62i 

 62| 

 62 



Yields and average for past six years. 



*Not tested previous to 1896. 



Wheat — Test of sowing different quantities of seed, per acre. 



Sown on the 22nd April, by hoe-drill, on clay loam, summer-fallowed. Size of plots 

 ■^ acre each. 



Name of Variety. 



Red Fife — 1 bushel per acre. 

 II It II 



II Ift II 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Strong. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bus. Lbs. 



38 

 38 

 38 



30 



50 

 40 



33 



Lbs. 



62i 



62i 

 62 



Yields and average for past six years. 



