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In 1913. — First group of eight to be broken according to 



scheme; rest in hay. 

 In 1914. — First group of eight to be in grain, seeded down 



as described and reploughed in fall. 

 Second group of eight to be broken. 

 Rest of groups in hay. 



In 1915. — First group seeded down, no nurse crop. 

 Second group to be in grain seeded down as described, then 



fall ploughed. 

 Third group to be broken. 

 Rest of groups in hay. 

 In 1916. — First group in first year hay, etc. 



Experiment No. 7. 



APPLYING BARNYARD MANURE. 

 On Corn or Roots. 



A. 1. — No manure, second year stubble, ploughed in autumn. 



2. — Apply on surface in autumn after ploughing second year 

 stubble, and work in at once. 



3. — Apply in spring on surface of ploughed land, second year 

 stubble and work in at once. 



4. — Plough in autumn right after applying, second year 

 stubble. 



5. — Plough in spring right after applying, second year 

 stubble. 



6. — Winter apply, plough in spring, second year stubble. 



7. — Winter apply, green manure (cut straw) on second year 

 stubble — plough in spring. 



8. — Winter apply, green manure (cut straw) on summer- 

 fallow — disc in. 



9. — Summer-fallow — Hoed crop — Wheat. 



Three-year rotation followed: — 

 1st year. — Hoed crop. 

 2nd year. — Wheat. 

 3rd year. — Wheat. 



In case of plots No. 8 and 9 a special rotation as follows: — 

 1st year. — Hoed crop. 

 2nd year. — Wheat. 

 3rd year. — Summer-fallow. 



