1894.] 



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8. EXPERIIVIENTS WITH GrASS LaND (MeADOWS). 



The meadows under consideration comprise an area of 

 about 9.6 acres. Tlie entire field to 1886 consisted of old, 

 worn-out grass lands, overrun with a worthless growth on 

 its more elevated portion and covered with weeds and 

 sedges in its lower section. The improving of the land by 

 underdraining and ploughing, and subsequently by the use 

 of a system of drill culture, began in some parts (north end) 

 in 1886 and in others (south end) in 1887. For details of 

 this work, see ninth and tenth annual reports (1891-92). 



1893. — In the spring of this year a change was made in 

 the area and mode of manuring of the grass plats. The 

 area was divided into three plats, Plat 1 (3.97 acres) being 

 the area heretofore covered by plats 1 and 2; Plat 2 (2.59 

 acres) and Plat 3 (3 acres) correspond to plats 3 and 4 of 

 former years. 



The system of manuring adopted was as follows : — 



Plat 1. — Wood ashes, 1 ton to the acre. 

 Plat 2. — Barn-yard manure, 8 tons to the acre. 

 Plat 3. — Six hundred pounds fine-ground bone and 200 pounds 

 muriate of potash to the acre. 



Yield of Hay {1893). 



