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Department, another mixture was recommended containing a smaller 

 number of varieties and requiring- a smaller amount of seed per acre. 

 The grasses and clovers recommended in 1893 have proven themselves 

 to be a valuable mixture. They are all hardy varieties, and when 

 grown together give a large yield. An experiment was started in the 

 spring of 1894 by sowing a plot of the mixture which was recommended 

 in 1885, and a plot of the mixture which was recommended in 1893. 

 The seed was sown with a light seeding of barley ; and the germination 

 of the seed of the grasses and clovers was quite satisfactory. 



From two to three cuttings have been secured in each of the ten 

 years from 1895 to 1904, inclusive. In 1904, which is the eleventh 

 year since the plots were sown, two cuttings were taken from each plot. 

 The total yield of hay produced from the two cuttings was 4.64 tons 

 from the mixture recommended in 1893, and 4.16 tons from the mix- 

 ture recommended in 1885. The figures represented in this report 

 show the comparative yields of hay from the two mixtures ; they also 

 show that the grasses used for the mixtures are very suitable for an 

 average soil in Ontario. These mixtures can be used for the produc- 

 tion of either hay or pasture, but are more suitable for pasture pur- 

 poses, owing to the unevenness in the maturity of the different varie- 

 ties, which is a detriment to hay production but an advantage when the 

 crop is used for pasture purposes. Without a single exception, the 

 mixture which was recommended in 1893 has produced a larger yield 

 per acre than that which was recommended in 1885. We have named 

 all the varieties of grasses and clovers sown in each mixture, and also 

 the quantity of seed per acre, in order to make the experiment as clear 

 as possible, and also to furnish a guide for any person who wishes to 

 know the quantity of seed per acre of the different varieties which are 

 recommended as a permanent pasture mixture for an average Ontario 

 soil. It will be observed that the mixture recommended in 1893 pos- 

 sessed none but very hardy grasses and clovers which have been 

 tested at the College more or less for about twenty-six years. This 

 mixture could, of course, be somewhat modified to suit different local- 

 ities and different soils. 



