196 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Yield of Hay in Case of Plats I., II. and III. (Second Year after 

 Seeding) , and of Plats IV. and V. (First Year after Seeding) . 



Plat IV. (2.11 acres) ; Plat V. (.91 acres) : The first 

 year's hay consisted nearly entirely of herds grass, which 

 was almost the only variety which had headed out in June. 

 The yields of both plats were harvested together. 



Second Cut. 



Total Yield per Acre. 



ft, 130 pounds, June 24. j 3,105 pounds, August 31. 



3,720 pounds, or 

 1.86 tons. 



1890. — The different plats were prepared in a similar 

 manner for the season of 1890 as they had been for the pre- 

 ceding season, 1889. 



Plats I. and II. received a top-dressing of barn-yard manure 

 during the months of October and November ; the former 



