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The Wohurn Field Experiments, 1911. 



Stackyard Field was concerned, came to an end in 1910. On the 

 lower-half, however, it was arranged to carry on for the wheat 

 crop of Rotation IV. in 1911, and then to close this part also. 



The Experiments of 1911 accordingly emln-aced only the old 

 plots 5, tJ, 7 and 8 of Rotation YY. Mustard had been the crop 

 of 1910, and, after ploughing of the land, " Square Head's 

 Master " wheat, at the rate of 9 pecks per acre, was drilled 

 on October 18, 1910. The crop, owing to the dry season, was 

 very patchy, and suffered greatly from the drought. It was 

 cut on August 4, and carted on August 9, 1911. The results 

 are given in Table III. 



Table III.— Rotation IV. Wheat, 1911. 



Stackyard Field — Produce per acre. 



The highest yield was that on the plot where maize meal 

 dung had been used, but the produce in all cases was small, 

 and the results do not lead to any definite conclusions. 



The quality of the wheat was, however, in each case good, 

 and the valuer reported them quite up to the average of the 

 season, colour and strength alike being good. 



{h) Series (C). New Rotation Experiment. 1911, Barley — 

 after Swedes Fed Off. 



On the conclusion of the previous series of Rotation 

 Experiments it was decided to renew the inquiry on somewhat 

 different lines. A commencement was made in 1910, Avhen, over 

 the whole of the 4 acres previously occupied in Stackyard Field 

 by Rotation III., swedes were grown. Instead, however, of the 4 

 acres being divided into 8 plots of ^ acre each, the whole 4 acres 

 were simply divided into two lots of 2 acres each. On one of 

 these the swede crop Avas fed off by sheep which consumed 

 cake, and the other two acres were similarly fed off by sheep 

 which had corn given to them.? Barley. followed in 1911, the 



