340 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



lb. of trefoil is recommended for permanent pastures. Among a number of grain 

 mixtures grown for the production of grain and straw, 3Ianshury bai'ley and Daub- 

 enej' oats, Chevalier barley and Siberian oats, and Kinna Kulla barlej^ and Poland 

 White oats produced the largest yields of grain. In general, the results of experi- 

 ments in sowing oats, barley, spring wheat, and peas on different dates favor the 

 earlier sowing.'^ and tests with selected seed of these same crops show the superiority 

 of large i^lumi) grains. Drilling oats, barley, and peas was found preferable to broad- 

 casting. 



Farm superintendence, G. E. Day {Ontario A(jr. Col. and Expt. Farm Rpt. 1900, 

 pp. 53-60, figs. .5). — Brief notes are given on the different field crops grown at the 

 college in 1900 with reference mainly to the amount of land devoted to each crop, 

 the preparation and cultivation of the soil, the result of seeding and the yields 

 obtained. Notes are also given on the live stock, and a financial statement of the 

 farm department for the year is included. 



Field experiments -with fertilizers on corn, oats, and wheat in 1899 and 

 1900 (<Jli(0 Std. Bid. 1:^4, pp- 10.',-119). — The general plan of these experiments ami 

 previous results have l)een noted (E. 8. R., 12, p. 127). The changes from the general 

 plan made in 1899 consisted in discontinuing on one plat the use of l)ran as a carrier (jf 

 phosphoric acid, doubling the quantity of phosplioric acid and reducing the (quantity 

 of nitrogen by one-half on 4 plats and in one instance bringing tankage into c(jmpari.><on 

 with other nitrogen fertilizers. The results are tabulated in detail. It is concluded 

 from the results obtained that the relative tehavior of two soils toward j^hosphoric acid 

 and potash can not be determined by chemical analysis, and that the physical condition 

 of the soil may have a greater infiuence on its fertility than its chemical composition. 

 For the soils here under test ])hosphoric acid was found to l>e the most important 

 element. Without phosphoric acid in the fertilizer application nitrogen and potash 

 were not effective. Next to phosphoric acid, nitrogen was most needed, and it 

 seemed most effective on the soil showing the greatest deficiency in it by chemical 

 analysis. The results, however, indicate that where clover enters into the rotation 

 the quantity of nitrogen which can be economically applied is far )>elow the needs of 

 the soil, as shown by its chemical composition. On the soil at Strongsville, which 

 has accumulated a considerable reserve of nitrogen during a long rest in pasture, 3 

 per cent of nitrogen in the fertilizer application was not too much, and it is concluded 

 that a still larger quantity might be profitably used on the ])adly worn soil at 

 Wooster. Potash, although the least important of the 3 necessary elements of plant 

 food, in these tests produced an additional increase in the yields after both nitrogen 

 and phosphoric acid had been applied. The potash content of the 2 soils coming 

 under this observation was practically identit-al, still, potash in the fertilizer appli- 

 cation was much more effective at Wooster than at Strongsville. 



Recent experiments with Alinit in the cultivation of oats and barley, A. 

 D.\MSEAUX {Jour. Soc. Boy. Agr. V Est, Bely., 1900, pp. Ill, lU). 



Sludg-e as a fertilizer for grass, A. E. Shuttleworth ( Ontario Agr. Col.and Expt. 

 Farm Rpt. 1900, pp. 30, 31) . — Dry shulge applied as a top-dressing at the rate of 1,000 

 lbs. per acre increased the yield of green timothy a little over 4 per cent. Analyses 

 are given of sludge and l>arnyard manure. 



A meadow for hay and pasture, (i. Heize {Joar. Agr. I'rat., 1901, I, Xo. 9, ]>. 

 286). — A note on the management of a meadow to be used as a pasture after the first 

 cutting (jf hay. 



Experiments with beans, A. M. Ten Eyik {Xnrtli Dakota Sta. Rjjt. 1900, pp. 9S- 

 101). — These experiments consisted of distance and variety tests. Drilling beans in 

 rows 2 ft. apart gave the larger yield and an earlier crop than drilling in rows 3 ft. 

 apart. In the variety test the Brown or Swedish bean stood first in yield, Dewey 

 Navy second, and California Wonder third. The Dewey Navy is an early variety 

 and sells well. The Great Northern and Aristook are a little earlier, but are not 



