Report of the Farmer.* 

Advantage has been taken of the wet season to destroy deep-root- 
ing weeds, such as the Wild Parsnip, Wild Carrot, Burdock and 
Dock by hand pulling, with which many of the fields were infested. 
In the old apple orchard the weeds had such a foot-hold that it was 
deemed best to summer fallow, and seed to oats and grass in the 
spring. The younger apple-orchard received a dressing of about 200 
lbs. of phosphate per acre in the spring, and the effect was appar- 
ently to increase the yield about twenty. five per cent. — 
The areas in farm crops were eleven acres of wheat, average yield 
by weight 40.63 bushels; seven acres of oats, average yield 61 bush- 
els per acre for the White Russian and 44.5 bus. per acre for the Wel- 
come; and ten acres of corn, the Topover yielding 42.96 bus. per 
acre, and the Waushakum 44.70 bushels of 80 lbs. ear corn to the 
bushel. 
The Top Over isa new variety, and was to receive a farm test. 
It was therefore planted on a piece of wheat stubble, which had been 
seeded to clover, and where at the time of planting, May 4, the clover 
had a good growth. The four acres was staked out accurately in 
half acres, and each half acre received 250 lbs. of phosphate, spread 
as evenly as possible, and harrowed in with Thomas Smoothing har- 
row. The corn was planted May 21 and 22, in hills 34 ft. apart, 
and was afterwards thinned to four stalks tothe hill. The fields re- 
ceived frequent horse culture during the season, flat culture being 
strictly adhered to. The corn was cut and shooked Sept. 23, and 
husking commenced Oct. 27. The yield of each half acre was: 
Lbs. ear corn. Bus. per acre. 
Tei Rt Acro we. see ee eee oe 1860 46.5 
PIL Oe Ce tias nr Sc aman ee ee ee 2060 51.5 
TC oe cane NB ee ee 1763 44,1 
MTU eh ne dich abe yy Mayes A MNe: Ba ainsi a2 1850 46.2 
Ain AE ie teticcie R SL anS Ce eae ane 1568 iris tt ee 
Ghat ron eee i a a eee 1705 : 42.6 
Por: WOR G4. SE owen (ets NoMlr e Ry Pyne, Shane 1519 38.0 
Bt utes cae ea ee = ea ee Pee 1409 D0ax 
Average 42.9 
A field trial was also made with oats in order to ascertain the in- 
fluence of thick and thin seeding. The ground used was the corn 
stubble, plowed the preceding fall. In the spring the ground was 
thoroughly worked with the cultivator and harrow. Four half acres 
*G. W. Churchill. 

