45 EXPERIMEyTAL FARMS 



6 GEORGE V, A. 1916 

 CROPS GROWN. 



Seventeen acres of oats sown on newlj' cleared land produced an average of 47 

 bushels per acre. Tlie total area in' oats, including the diflferent fertilizer plots, was 

 31i acres. Twenty-two acres of this was seeded to clover and timothy, which started 

 well and gives promise of a good crop for next year. Ten acres were planted to 

 ijotatoes, of which 5 acres was poor land without fertilizer to find out the uniformity of 

 the land for future experimental work. The crop on this was light and small and most 

 of it was fed to the stock. Three acres were also in fertilizer tests and averaged Qi^ 

 bushels of oats per aci'e. A block of one-half acre of Delaware yielded 142 bushels per 

 acre, and one-half acre Empire State, 137 bushels potatoes per acre. Four acres 

 of turnips sowai early in June ;sielded 680 bushels per acre, and 1 acre seeded July 

 4 yielded 490 bushels per acre. The total turnip crop was 3,013 bushels. Ten acres of 

 corn yielded an average of 12 tons per acre, 120 tons of ensilage corn fairly well 

 matured was put into the silo. The area in hay was very limited, and 16^ tons only 

 were seciired. ■ Ofie acre of winter rye was cut for green feed for stock. An acre was 

 seeded to alfalfa, which has made a fair start. 



FRUITS PLANTED. 



Additional plantings have been made of orchaixl fruits, and the area now in orchard 

 is 42 acres, comprising 1,068 apple, 2.")9 pear, 175 cherry, 398 plum, 102 peach, and 25 

 quince and apricot trees, or a total of 2,027 trees. Four thousand strawberry plants 

 were set, also a number of new sorts for experimental purposes. The bush and cane 

 fruits have made good growth and should give good crops next season. 



LAWXS, SHRUBS AND TREES. 



The lawns suffered very much during the summer from lack of rain. The land 

 is light and poor, and will have to be fertilized to get a good lawn. The shrubs and 

 ornamental trees have made a fair start. 



FENCING. 



Fifty-four hundred feet of fence were erected to inclose the ravine in order to 

 use it for pasturage. Parts of this were difficult to construct, it being necessary to 

 clear and stump the area through which the fence was built. Cedar posts were set 

 one rod apart, and plain wire was used. 



DRAINAGE. 



Two thousand feet of underdrains were put in on an area to be used for permanent 

 fertilizer plots. 



ROADS. 



In order to avoid fencing along the main road to the rear of the farm, a road for 

 stock was cleared along the west edge of the ravine. An area 30 feet wide and 2.850 

 long was cut, stumped and iiloughed. 



CLEARING LAND. 



Twenty acres of land were cleared of stumps and brouglit under the plough. This I 

 area, for the most part, had been in hardwood, and numy of the stumps were large 

 and inuch expense was involved in getting the land in condition for crops. It will be 

 necessary to use 15 acres of this land for corn next year. A 7-acre block cost $226.79 

 per acre to clear, and the balance cost $256. 8& per acre. 



