212 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



4. Experiments with a Variety of New Forage 

 Crops (1893). 



Field D. 



This field Las been used for the past two years for the 

 raising of a variety of reputed annual and perennial fodder 

 crops, in the majority of cases new to our section of the 

 country, to study their adaptation to our climate and soil. 

 Some of them have since been raised on a larger scale success- 

 fully and profitably for the support of our dairy stock. 



The field is 328 feet long and 70 feet wide, covering an 

 area of 22,960 square feet, or .527 acre. The land was 

 ploughed April 24 and May 10. The fertilizer used con- 

 sisted of a mixture of 600 pounds of ground bone and 200 

 pounds of muriate of potash, which was applied broadcast 

 and harrowed in before seeding. The difierent crops were 

 planted in rows two and one-half feet apart, and were kept 

 free from weeds throughout the season. They were arranged 

 in the field during the past season in the following order, 

 beginning at the west end : — 



White lupine {hwpinxis albus) . 



Yellow lupine {Luphms lutens). 



Prickley comf rey {Spnjjhytum officinale) . 



Forest pea or flat pea {Lathyrus sylvestris) . 



Late-maturing soja beau {Soja hisj^ida). 



Kidney vetch (AnthyUis vulneraria) . 



Early-maturing white soja bean {Soja JiisjMa). 



Sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa). 



Early-maturing black soja bean {Soja Ju'spida). 



Cow-pea (DolicJios sinensis). 



Serradella {OrnitJiopus sativus). 



Spring vetch ( Vicia sativa) . 



Bokhara clover (Melilotus alba). 



Horse bean {Vicia faba). 



Kaffir corn. 



Common buckwheat {Fagopyrum escnlenfmn). 



Japanese buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum) . 



Silver-hull buckwheat {Fagopyrum escidentum) . 



Summer rape {Brassica Napnis). 



Carrots {Daucus carota). 



White lupine {Lupimis alba), four rows. The seed was 

 sown May 19. The young plants broke ground May 29; 



