126 STATE BOAED OF AGEICULTUEE. 



The warm rains and open weather in December, 1877, encouraged us 

 somewhat in regard to results; but in spring all hopes of the crop were 

 dispelled by the appearance in unlimited numbers of the second brood, or more 

 properly the spring brood. These attacked what remained from their fall 

 work, and nearly ruined it. 



Four or five tile drains were put down across the east side of the field, 

 making 129 rods of drain. 



The Held was seeded to grass (timothy and clover) in the spring, and will 

 remain as meadow except the small part at the east side, which is used by the 

 Horticultural Department for berries and other small fruits. The low or 

 marsh ground was mown, the hay being of poor quality and hardly paying for 

 the labor in cutting. 



The account of the field is as follows : 



Dr. Or. 



To wheat (Inventory 1877) sown $135 00 



labor on hay 8 83 



labor on experimental grain _ 20 29 



114 lbs. clover seed® $4. 50.-- -- 8 55 



43 ibs. timothy seed® $1.70 1 58 



plaster "- 2 88 



labor on seeding and plaster 7 13 



labor harvesting and threshing IG 51 



threshing bill, 119 bushels @ 4c - 4 7G 



By hay from marsh, 5400 @ $4.00, 1000 @ $5.00 -- $13 30 



119 bushels wheat - -- 119 00 



8 tons straw @ $3.50 .- 20 00 



labor expended on experiments - 20 29 



balance - - - - 23 93 



$195 51 $195 51 



The cost of the wheat was $140.27, or over $1.00 per bushel, on account of 

 poor yield. The area sown was about 13^ acres ; but the reaper was run over 

 only 8 J- acres in harvesting. The cost of seeding was $20.13, including the 

 plaster, which was sown for the benefit of the grass. The field will bo mown 

 next year. 



FIELD No. 3 



was meadow. The excess of timothy sown, together with the dry weather 

 during harvest, 18'* 7 (mentioned in last report), clioked or dried up the clover, 

 so that the grass this year was very largely timothy. 



The field was mown, commencing on July 1st. The hay secured was of fine 

 quality and in excellent condition. The account of the field is as follows: 



Du. Ch. 



To labor in hay and in sowing plaster $74 97 



moving old stack bottom 7 85 



1,776 pounds plaster, @ $4.50 - - - 4 00 



By 96,965 pounds hay, @ $8.00 --- $387 86 



To balance . - 301 04 



$387 86 $387 86 



