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Seeding of Sainfoin and Lucerne. 



The estimated results of the experiments are given in the 

 Table below : — 



o I 



Seeds per Acre. 



1 30 lb. Lucerne (broadcast) 



2 20 lb. Lucerne (drilled) 



3* 40 lb. Lucerne mixture 



(broadcast) - - " T O 



4 95 lb. Sainfoin in the husk j ^ 



(broadcast) - - - -g 



5 70 lb. Sainfoin in the husk j " 



(drilled) - : > 



6f 58 lb. Sainfoin mixture I 



(broadcast) - - - J 

 7 30 lb. Lucerne (broadcast) vd 



20 lb. Lucerne (drilled) 



mixture 



9* 40 lb. Lucerne 

 (broadcast) 



10 95 lb. Sainfoin in the husk f 3 



(broadcast) - - - \§ 



11 ; 70 lb. Sainfoin in the husk ' 



(drilled) - - - - | jf 

 I2T, 58 lb. Sainfoin mixture , £ 

 (broadcast) 



I 



1 0 



Cost of 

 Seeds per 

 Acre. 



Estimated Weight of Hay 

 per Acre. 



J 



Line 1 2th, 

 1897. 



June 

 189 



13th, 

 8. 



£ s. 

 1 5 



d. 

 0 



tons cwt. lb. 

 15 0) 



tons, cwt lb. 

 1 15 



0 16 



8 



I 



5 



oj 



1 15 







0 



2 



0 



0 



2 2 



0 



1 11 



8 



0 



15 



0 



1 16 



0 



1 3 



4 



1 



0 



0 



1 18 



0 



1 5 



6 

 0 



2 

 I 



2 



12 



0 



°1 



2 0 

 1 14 



0 



°1 



0 16 



8 



1 



10 



oj 



1 16 



oj" 



1 1 



0 



I 



15 



0 



1 15 



0 



1 11 



8 



2 



7 



56 



1 12 



0 



1 3 



4 



2 



0 



0 



1 15 



0 



1 2 



6 



b 



14 



0 



1 15 



0 



* The lucerne mixture was 10 lb. lucerne, 10 lb. sainfoin in the husk, 2 lb. cocks- 

 loot, 2 lb. Timothy, 2 lb. tall fescue, I lb. trefoil, 2 lb. alsike, 1 lb. cowgrass, and 

 10 lb. perennial ryegrass. 



t The sainfoin mixture was 35 lb. sainfoin in the husk, 3 lb. lucerne, 2 lb. cocks- 

 foot, 2 lb. Timothy, 2 lb. tall fescue, 1 lb. trefoil, 2 lb. alsike, I lb. cowgrass, and 

 10 lb. perennial ryegrass. Old English common sainfoin has been sown, as this 

 stands much longer than giant sainfoin. 



The following notes relate the appearance of the plots 

 on June 12th, 1897 : — 



Plots 1 and 2 would not be ready for cutting till a fortnight 

 later, when the crop would probably be heavier ; an abun- 

 dance of lucerne was present. Plot 3 would be ready for 

 cutting a week later ; here there was a fair amount of 

 lucerne with an abundance of perennial ryegrass and trefoil, 

 but only a few strong plants of sainfoin ; it was a good 

 hay mixture. Plots 4 and 5 were ready for cutting; these 

 were very small crops with few sainfoin plants. Plot 6 was 



