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REPORT ON IMPLEMEN TAL TILLAGE AT ST. AUGUS- 

 TINE EXPERIMENT STATION, 1919. 

 By Joseph de Verteuil, F.I.C, F.C.S., 

 Supt. of Field Experiments. 



On the termination of his contract with the Waterloo Estates in 

 February, 1919, the services of Mr. C. J. Barrilleanx formerly of the 

 Audubon Park Sugar Experiment Station, Louisiana, were retained for 

 six months by the Government to give demonstrations and conduct 

 implemental tillage at St. Augustine Estate. On the expiration of this 

 contract, Mr. Barrilleaux was asked to extend his appointment to the 

 end of October so as to be able to give demonstrations on the tliffcrent 

 methods of using the implements for preparing land for cane planting. 



Work was st irted on February 25, 1919 and consisted of : — 

 a.) Cultivating growing canes. 

 (6.) Breaking and levelling land to reform beds, 

 (c.) Breaking and preparing land for planting canes. 



At the request of His Excellency the Governor, the Superintendent 

 of Field Experiments was entrusted with the care of keeping scientific 

 records of the various operations performed. 



IMPLEMENTS. 



Pending the arrival from the United States of Amei'ica of the 

 implements ordered by the Department, Mr. J. J. Carlee, Attorney 

 of the Waterloo Estates, was good enough to lead a set of his implements, 

 for which the Department is very grateful. 



The following were the implements imported and their cost lauded 

 in Port-of-Spain : — 



From S. L. Allen t(- Co., Inc., Pldladeljjhia, Pa., U.S.A. 

 Two No. 82 "E" horse-hoes ... ... $ 15.53 each. 



One Double Celery Hiller less leaf lifters or Double 



Mould Board plow ... ,.. ... 26.55 



From the Moline Ploiv Co., Inc., Mollne, III., U.S.A. 

 •One Louisiana 4-muIe breaking plow No. 12 with 

 knife coulter and No. 5 gauge wheel with 2 extra 

 shears ... ... ... ... $ 32.98 



Two Louisiana black land plow No. 9 with La Clevis " 



knife coulter and gauge wheels with two extra 

 shears ... ... ... ... 24.55 each. 



Three famous pony. S.B. or " 1 mule " plow with 



No. 5 gauge wheels and extra shears ... 12.99 each. 



A harrow devised by Mr. Barriljeaux was made at the Government 

 Farm at a total cost of $10.50. It consists of a frame 4 feet square 

 made of 4 in. x 4 in. hard wood with two bars across of similar 

 dimensions. 24 spikes made of f inch square iron bars are fixed in 

 the frame and cross bars at a distance of one foot. These spikes 

 protrude five to six inches below the frame and are tapered off to 

 a point. The chain for drawing the harrow is fixed on to one of the 

 angles of the fram6 so that it works diagonally and is easily' guided by- 

 means of a piece of rope tied to the opposite angle. 



