296 The Woburn Field Experiments , 1905 and 1906. 
The results show that the yields of plots 1 and 2 were 
closely alike, and also those of plots 3 and 4 ; but between the 
two sets there was a difference of about 9 bushels of corn and 
6 cwt. of straw, for which there is no apparent reason, all four 
plots having been treated alike, and no decorticated cotton cake 
or maize meal having been fed as yet to plots 1 and 2. The 
samples were all of even quality. 
Rotation III. 1905, Wheat. 1906, Swedes. 
The kohl rabi was, as in the case of the other rotations, fed 
off between December 27, 1904, and January 16, 1905. The 
land was then ploughed and cultivated, and on February 27, 
red “Nursery” wheat was drilled at the rate of 9 pecks per 
acre. The wheat came very well and produced a nice crop, 
which was ready for cutting on August 25. It was carted 
on September 1, and threshed and weighed on November 3. 
The produce is given in Table YI. 
Table YI . — Rotation III. Wheat , 1905. 
Stackyard Field — Produce per acre. 
riot 
Head corn 
Tail 
corn 
Straw, chaff, 
&c. 
Value of corn 
per quarter on 
basis of 29s. 
Weight 
Bushels 
Weight per 
bushel 
Weight 
C. q. lb. 
Lb. 
Lb. 
O. 
q. 
lb. 
s. 
d. 
l 
19 1 16 
35-1 
61-8 
112 
31 
0 
21 
29 
6 
2 
19 3 25 
36-0 
62-1 
99 
31 
0 
3 
29 
0 
3 
20 2 26 
37-6 
61*7 
85 
32 
1 
15 
29 
0 
4 
21 2 8 
. 
39-0 
61-9 
89 
35 
0 
26 
30 
0 
The four lots were considered excellent samples of spring 
sown wheat. Plot 4 was the best quality, and was valued at 
30s. per quarter on a basis of 29s. for the season. Plot 1 was 
put at 29s. 6<i., and plots 2 and 3 at 29s. 
In this case, plots 3 and 4 gave a somewhat higher yield 
than did plots 1 and 2, but, as the wheat did not follow the 
consumption of decorticated cotton cake or maize meal on any 
of the plots, it is unnecessary to pursue the figures further 
here. Swedes followed as the crop in 1906. 
The wheat stubble was cleaned and ploughed in the 
autumn of 1905, ploughed again in May, 1906, and cultivated. 
On May 25, 4 cwt. per acre of basic superphosphate and 1 cwt. 
per acre of sulphate of potash were applied to the land, and 
“ Monarch ” swede seed was drilled on May 28. Owing to 
dry weather early in June, the plant was badly attacked 
by “ fly,” and fresh seed was drilled in to fill up the gaps. 
