228 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Field C, Eastern Portion. 



The part of Field C east of the experiment plats is 183 by 

 131 feet, and contains .55 acre, being divided into two equal 

 portions by the strip of uncultivated land passing through 

 the centre of the field. The fertilizer applied consisted of 

 300 pounds of fine-ground bone and 100 pounds of muriate 

 of potash. A strip 20 feet wide was set off at the western 

 side of the portion for special trials with vegetables, etc. 

 The northern portion remaining was used for the production 

 of carrots and the southern portion for globe mangolds. In 

 both cases the seed was put in May 4 and the young plants 

 appeared above ground the 14th. The field was kept free 

 from weeds during the growing season, and the mangolds 

 were harvested on October 9, yielding 3,840 pounds of 

 roots, or 15,368 pounds per acre. The carrots were har- 

 vested October 11, giving 5,563 pounds, or 22,363 pounds 

 per acre. The space west of the mangolds was used for 

 trials with oats. Three varieties, sent on by J. A. Everett, 

 Indianapolis, Ind., were tested. They were: No. 1, Col- 

 garry Gray; No. 2, Rust Proof; and No. 3, White Supe- 

 rior Scotch. Two rows of each (89 feet long) were planted. 

 The oats were sown in drills May 4 and germinated May 10. 



Height of Oats. 

 [Inches.] 



June 5 



June 12. 



June 26. 



July 3. 



No. 1, Colgarry Cray, . 



No. 2, Rust Proof, 



No. 3, White Superior Scotch, 



15 

 12 

 15 



23 

 18 

 26 



30 

 20 

 30 



The oats were somewhat affected by rust during the season. 

 No. 2 suffering more than the others. June 29 the oats began 

 to head out. Nos. 1 and 3 were cut July 16 ; No. 2, several 

 days later. 



