DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1930 



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Wood Ashes 



Sulphate of Potash . 

 Blood (Tankage). . . 

 Muriate of Potash. 



Sheep Manure 



0-12-15 



4- 8-10 



2- 8-10 



Nitrate of Soda. . . . 

 Ammonia Sulphate. 

 Sulphuric Acid 



Totals . 



12 

 20 

 90 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 20 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 2 



284 



Besides the above-mentioned fertilizers, well decomposed humus from the 

 swamp was used extensively at this Station. The new land received this type of 

 fertilizer at the rate of thirty-five loads per acre. Older land that had not 

 received a coating during the last five years was also similarly treated. 

 Altogether, 1,605 loads were put out last year. This humus is an exceellnt 

 means of improving th^ soil physically. 



(b) Seed. 



All seed was obtained from the extracting plant located at Angus, Ont. 



(c) Seed-beds. 



Seeding operations last fall began on the 28th of October and continued 

 until November 12th. This year only a portion of the seed was sown in the 

 fall as the seed from the extracting plant could not be obtained in time. 

 The following seed was sow:n in the fall: 



The following seed was sown in the spring: 



