250 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



grass, 2 lbs. of orchard grass, 6 Lbs. of alfalfa, and.'! lbs. of alsike clover gave a total 



annual yield of 4.38 tuns per acre, being the highest yield for all mixtures. In IDOL' 

 this mixture stood second. For the dry districts of the West a mixture of 12 to 15 



His. of alfalfa and 6 ll>s. of limine grass is recommended. 



Good yields have also been obtained throughout the country froin £ bu. each of 

 tares and oats, peas and oats in the same proportion, and 1 bu. each of peas, wheat, 

 and oats; or of peas, wheat, and late barley. Notes on the culture of sainfoin are 

 given in this connection. At Brandon Mammoth Red clover yielded 2.35 tons of 

 hay per acre, as compared with 1.8 tons for common red clover and 0.9 of a ton for 

 alsike clover. Two cuttings of alfalfa in this series of tests yielded a total of 3.75 

 tons of hay per acre. 



Miscellaneous. — The conclusions drawn from fertilizer experiments with wheat, 

 barley, and oats, in progress since 1888, have been previously reported (E. S. R., 14, 

 p. 130). A series of experiments with different fertilizers in different combinations, 

 including superphosphate of lime and Thomas slag, has heretofore been described 

 (E. S. R., 15, p. 135). This season the best yield, 20 bu. of wheat per acre, was 

 obtained from the plats receiving 800 lbs. of Thomas slag alone, 400 lbs. of Thomas 

 slag with 200 lbs. of kainit, and 400 lbs. of Thomas slag, 200 lbs. of kainit, and 100 lbs. 

 of nitrate of soda per acre. 



The yield of oats was in favor of an application of 1,000 lbs. of fresh slaked lime 

 per acre, being followed by applications of 100 and 200 lbs. of nitrate of soda. The 

 highest yields of brome-grass hay were obtained on the plats receiving 400 lbs. of 

 superphosphate of lime and of Thomas slag, each applied alone. The yields amounted 

 to 3.8 and 2.8 tons per acre, respectively. In this series of tests the highest yield 

 of corn fodder, 3.16 tons per acre, was obtained from the use of 12 tons of fresh barn- 

 yard manure per acre. 



The cost of producing a bushel of oats at Ottawa, disregarding the value of the 

 straw, is estimated at 21.7 cts., and the cost of producing a ton of hay at $3.93. It 

 cost $1.64 to produce 1 ton of corn silage in the silo, and $21.73 to put the yield of 

 an acre of corn, 13.25 tons, into the silo. 



The yields of different grain mixtures are reported without comment. 



Waverly oats sown in drills 7 and 14 in. apart did not show a difference in quality, 

 but the yield in grain and straw was slightly in favor of the wider drills. Canadian 

 Thorpe barley sown in the same way gave a noticeably better quality of grain from 

 the drills sown 7 in. apart, while the weight of straw and grain produced was largest 

 from the wider drills. Two lots of well-cured new hay in the mow lost 4.3 per cent 

 in 113 days in one case and 5.1 per cent in 144 days in the other. 



The yields for 3 years of wheat, oats, and barley from different qualities of seed 

 are shown in a table, but no conclusions are presented. The results of a fertilizer 

 experiment with corn show that an application per acre of 500 lbs. of complete ferti- 

 lizer, in addition to a dressing of barnyard manure, gave an increase in the yield of 4 

 varieties of corn of about 3 to 5 tons per acre, while an application of 250 lbs. gave 

 an increase of about 1.5 to 3.5 tons. 



The results of a series of rotation tests in progress at several farms are given in 

 tables. 



Report of the Upper Peninsula Substation for the year 1 903 [Field corps] , 

 L. M. Geismar (Michigan Sta. Spec. Bui. 28, pp. 3-19). — An account is given of the 

 weather conditions at the station during the year and of the growth at the station of 

 a number of cereals, forage, and root crops. The season was characterized by an 

 excess of rain and late spring and early fall frost. The yield of oats ranged from 13 

 to 21 bu. per acre, the latter being given by the variety Black Beauty. The best 

 yield of spring wheat was obtained from Velvet Chaff, 13i bu. per acre. Of 8 varie- 

 ties of barley tested, Bonanza led with a yield of 35 bu. of grain per acre. Silver 



