] oiinial of A ''ricidti/re . 



[lo Feb., 1910. 



p:xperimextal plots— university. 



Hybrid op Alsike Clover. 



("ninociilated. 

 14 lbs 14 ozs. 



Field OP Dun Peas. 



Incjculated + 2 cwt. KN<i;; 

 l)er acre. 



1.', lbs. 1,5 ozs. 



I'liinoculated. 

 14 lbs. 14 ozs. 



than in the other two. In the middle clover plot, the seeds before plant- 

 ing were mixed with soil which had been inoculated a week beforehand 

 and allowed to dry. The difference between it and the other two plots 

 is, however, less than 5 per cent., and i&' therefore hardly worth con- 

 sideration. 



Burnley Plots. 



The plots were 18 by 35 feet, arranged in three rows of four, 2 feet 

 apart in one direction, and 18 inches in the other. Half the plots were 

 lime-dressed at the rate of approximately two tons per acre. The seeds 

 were planted in drills, one foot apart in the case of the dun peas, Pisum 

 arvense, and 15 inches apart in the case of the alsike clover, Trifolium 

 hybridum. As before, the seed were inoculated by mixing the appropriate 

 culture with cold, boiled, skimmed milk, and wetting them thoroughly 

 with the mixture. It was found necessary to mix the clover seeds with 

 three parts of dry sand so as to permit of even sowing on a large scale. 

 Otherwise, the moist seeds adhered together and rendered even planting 

 impossible. The peas were planted on 27th April, and harvested on 21st 

 OctolxT while in full flower, as in the case of the Universitv plots. The 

 clover was planted on 5th May and harvested on 29th November, when 

 the plants, though still small, were well on in flowering. 



EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS— BURNLEY HORTICULTURAL (GARDENS. 



A. B. C. D. 



T3„„„ Clover and Lime r-ir^Tror- Peas and Lime 



^^^^- Dressing, oiover. Dressing. 



Note.- In tbe middle row of ])lots, under eiiual conditions of drainajre tbe yields are estimated as 29f), 

 49, 40, and .■i02 lbs. respectively. 



