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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Wheat — Test of Press vs. Hoe-drill. 



Sown on the 22nd April, on clay loam, summer-fallowed, at the rate of 1^ bushel 

 per acre. Size of plots -^-^ acre each. 



Name of Variety. 



Red Fife, sown press-drill 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 21. 

 „ 21. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bus. Lbs. 



41 

 39 





Lbs. 



62i 

 62 



Yields and average for past six years. 



BLUESTONE AS A REMEDY FOR SMUT IN SPRING WHEAT. 



For the above tests bluestone was dissolved in water, in the pi'oportion of one 

 pound to two pailsful. In this solution the seed was dipped. The smutty seed used 

 was quite black and totally unfit for any purpose whatever. 



TEST OF FALLOW VS. SPRING AND FALL PLOUGHING FOR WHEAT. 



1st. Ten acres of fallow-land was sown by hoe-drill at rate of 1^ bushel per acre on 

 17 th April. 



2nd. Three acres of corn-stubble were ploughed in October, 1896 and harrowed. 

 Sown by hoe-drill at rate of l^bush. per acre on 16th April, and harrowed after seeding. 



3rd. One acre of burnt stubble-land was ploughed, three inches deep by gang-plough 

 on 29th April, 1897 ; then harrowed and sown by press-drill at the rate of 1^ bush, per 

 acre on same day. 



4th. One acre of burnt stubble-land was sown by press drill without ploughing at 

 the rate of 1^ bushel per acre on 29th April, then rolled. 



