68 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



three inches apart, with horse beans ; and the other with 

 white lupine. The seeds used, in both instances, were ob- 

 tained from our previous experiments with these plants ; 

 they proved very satisfactory. Both plants — horse bean 

 and white lupine — are hardy and mature well in our section 

 of the country. 



The fields were kept clean from weeds by frequent use of 

 the cultivator. The horse bean began to bloom during the 

 first week of July, and had already attained, July 15, a 

 height of from twenty-four to thirty inches. The lupine had 

 at that time only reached a height of eighteen inches, and 

 showed no sign of blossoms. 



Both crops looked remarkably well, and had attained a 

 height of about three feet July 22, when they were ploughed 

 under. 



A part of the field not needed for the enlargement of the 

 experimental plats was subsequently laid down in grass — 

 red-top and herdsgrass — August 20 ; it proved at the close 

 of the season to be one of the best appearing grass plots on 



the ground. 



Ash Analysis of Horse Bean. 



[Collected July 15, 1885, when in bloom.] 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 74.71 



Dry Matter, 25.29 



100.00 

 Ash Gonstitiients in Dry Matter. 



Per cent. 



Potassium oxide, 1.37 



Sodium oxide, .09 



Calcium oxide, .......... 1.37 



Magnesium oxide, .62 



Ferric oxide, .20 



Pliosplioric acid, .33 



Insoluble matter, 2.04 



Analyses of matured horse bean, and of straw and pods, 

 have been reported in Second Annual Report, pages 98 and 

 99. For analysis of horse bean in bloom, see above. 



White Liqnne {Luinnus albus). 



[Collected when in bloom from Experimental Plats of the Station, 1884.] 



Per cent 



Moisture at 100° C, . . . 85.35 



Dry Matter, 14.65 



100.00 



