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years in succession. The Grass peas have given very good results as 

 a green crop in each of the past three years, but, owing to the peculiar 

 conditions of the weather during the summers of 1902, 1903, and 1904, 

 the Grass peas have not ripened as satisfactorily as they did in previ- 

 ous years. The varieties of Cow peas are not, as a rule, suitable for 

 the production of either grain or fodder when grown in Ontario. 



No less than twenty-seven different varieties of leguminous crops 

 were tested under similar conditions in 1904. The greatest yields dur- 

 ing the past season were obtained from the following varieties : Grass 

 peas, 10.2 tons; Medium Green Soy beans, 9.5 tons; Ito San Soy 

 beans, 8 tons ; and Early Yellow Soy beans, 7.8 tons per acre. 



Winter Sowing of Winter Rye, Hairy Vetches, and Crimson 

 Clover, for Fodder Production. 



In the autumn of 1903, plots were sown with Winter Rye, Hairy 

 Vetches, and Crimson Clover, with the object of ascertaining the com- 

 parative yields of green fodder produced from these crops in the follow- 

 ing season. The Crimson Clover, however, was completely winter 

 killed. Both the Winter Rye and the Hairy Vetches survived the 

 winter in fairly good condition. Each crop was cut in 1904 when in 

 its best condition as green fodder, the Winter Rye producing 15.2 and 

 the Hairy Vetches, 12. i tons of green crop per acre. 



The Wild Vetch as a Fodder Crop. 



In the spring of 1902, Mr. F. W. Hodson, Live Stock Commis- 

 sioner for Canada, forwarded some seed of the wild vetch, which is 

 frequently observed growing in uncultivated land and especially along 

 the railroads. The seed was sown in the spring of 1902, but the 

 growth was exceedingly small in the following season. In 1903 the 

 crop was also light, but in 1904 it took complete possession of the land, 

 forming a network of roots and producing 7.6 tons of green crop per 

 acre. It is quite probable that this would form a bad weed if used in 

 regular rotations, but it might prove serviceable for sowing on rough 

 land where grass and clover do not thrive and where a permanent crop 

 is desired. 



Annual Crops for Pasture Purposes. 



An experiment was conducted in 1900 and repeated in 1901, 1902, 

 and in 1904, with the object of finding out which one of a number of 

 annual crops would give the best results when used for pasture in the 

 same year in which it is sown. For this experiment, fourteen varieties 

 have been used. In each of the years, the crops were sown in ^ three 

 separate sets, there being fourteen plots in each set, thus making in 

 all a total of forty-two plots each season. All the plots were sown 



