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crop gave decidedly the larger produce ; also, as between the 
different varieties, Russian (Europe) gave much the largest 
crop, the Canadian lucerne being second best, and then the 
Provence lucerne. 
In 1912 the plots were cut over and tidied up. In April 
they were horse-hoed, harrowed, and rolled. Though at one 
time looking very unpromising, the plots all improved greatly 
during the spring and early summer, and ultimately yielded 
three cuttings, which were made into hay. The first of these 
was obtained on June 27, the second on August 20, and the 
third on November 17. The combined results are given in 
Table X. 
Table X. — Varieties of Lucerne ( Stackyard Field). 
Produce of Hay per acre, 1913 (total of three cuttings). 
Variety 
J Sown under a corn 
crop 
Sown bare 
American (Arizona) .... 
Canadian ...... 
Turkestan ..... 
Provence ...... 
Russian (Europe) .... 
Russian (Asia) ..... 
North American .... 
T. c. q. lb 
1 13 1 10 
3 0 3 12 
13 11 
3 19 1 3 
4 11 2 4 
2 5 15 
2 18 1 20 
T. c. q. lb. 
1 16 0 18 
3 4 2 24 
1 4 2 14 
4 5 0 1 
4 14 3 23 
2 9 12 
2 19 0 10 
It will be seen that once more the portion sown without a 
crop gave the higher return, though the differences were not 
nearly so marked as in 1912. 
The best crop was again yielded by the Russian (Europe) 
variety, the second place being taken by the Provence lucerne, 
these two standing out above any of the others. 
The respective prices of the seed per lb. were Turkestan, 
11c?. , Russian, Is. ; American and Canadian, Is. 1 d. ; Provence, 
Is. 2d. 24 lb. per acre of each were sown. 
Varieties op Rye-grass {Stackyard Field , 1913). 
The three small plots sown in 1911 with different varieties 
of rye-grass were again hayed in 1913, being cut on June 27. 
The results are given in Table XI. : — 
Table XI.— Varieties of Rye-grass {Stackyard Field). 
Produce of Hay per acre, 1913. 
V ariety 
Pacey rye- grass ... 
T. c. q. lb 
16 17 
Dutch ,, .... 
0 16 3 19 
Italian ,, 
77 • • • • . . . 
0 19 2 26 
