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at this station prior to the fall of 1909. In December of that 

 year, a car of steers were bought for feeding. They were fed 

 ground frozen wheat, were fed outside, given hay, salt and free 

 access to water. They were sold in March, 1910, and showed 

 a profit of $16.40 per head. During the winter of 1910-11, a 

 second car were fed, also outside, and under similar conditions, 

 the ration only varying. Ground oats and barley were fed and 

 the cattle allowed straw in addition to hay. Sold in April, 

 these cattle made a profit of $28.90 per head after paying for 

 all feed. Hogs have since been added to the live stock kept 

 and data will be available as to the cost of producing bacon. 



Detail of Rotations as Indicated in the Plan of the 

 Experimental Station at Lacombe, Alta. 



Rotation "L,'' commenced 1910. 



1st year. — Hay. 



2nd year. — Pasture, manure 12 tons per acre. 

 3rd year. — Pasture. 

 4th year. — Wheat. 

 5th year. — Oats. 



6th year. — Barley (seeded down to timothy, alsike, red 

 clover.) 



Rotation ''N," commenced 1910. 



1st year. — Alfalfa. 



2nd year. — Alfalfa. Manure, 6 tons per acre. 



3rd year. — Alfalfa. 



4th year. — Alfalfa. Manure, 6 tons per acre. 



5th year. — Alfalfa. 



6th year. — Wheat. 



7th year. — Grain. 



Rotation ''V." 

 Alfalfa continuously. 



Rotation '^C," commenced 1910. 



1st year. — Summer-fallow. 

 2nd year. — Wheat. 

 3rd year. — Wheat. 



. Rotation '^K," commenced 1911. 



1st year. — Hoed crop. 



2nd year. — Wheat. 



3rd year. — Barley seeded down. 



4th year. — Hay. Manure, 12 tons per acre. 



5th year. — Pasture. 



6th year. — Pasture. 



