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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 223 
Below is given the kind and amount of seed used for each half 
plat : , 









GRASS SEED SOWN ON PLATS A LOWER. Per plat. Per acre. 
A 1, W. half, with rye. oe Se bares pone ee p eRe ba 40 Ibs. 
P rchard grass (Dactylis glom- 
E. half, with rye. | OLALG eee ee Pa eee es 1034 Ozs. 26% lbs. 
A 2, W. half, withrye. Tall Oat grass (Avena elatior).| 1034 ozs. 26% lbs. 
E, half,norye. Orchard grass(Dactylis glom.).| 10% ozs. 26% lbs. 
A 3, W. half, withrye. Timothy (Phleum pratense).... 6 OZS. 15 lbs. 
EK. half, no rye. Timothy (Phleum pratense).... 4 OZS. 10 lbs. 
A 4, W. half, with rye. Tall Oat and Orchard grasses.. 8 ozs. 20 Ibs. each. 
E. half, no rye. Tall Oat and Orchard grasses. 544 OZS. 13% lbs. each. 
A 5, W. half, with rye. “(Hestuca elation). .:.............. 10 ozs. 25 lbs. 
E. half, no rye. {restuea’ elatior)} i sock. lass: 7 OZS. 1746 lbs. 
( Meadow shee ph aiaee (Alope- eae ‘i 
: : ecurus pratensis).............. 6 \b. 60 S. 
A 6, W. half, with ohn Kentucky Blue grass (Poa pra- i 
; BOGUS eae oe coe iran base tes VA). 80 Ibs. 
E. half, norye. Sameas W half................ } Hy ts BY ve 
bee Top, Timothy, Kentucky 

BATSON Se tet OE REELS 1 oz. each. 244 lbs. each. 
A 7, W. half, with rye. Seontveraal Meadow Foxtail, 
ponies elatior and Tall Oat 
POL RES en Thi Beets eee his: 2 ozs. each. 5 lbs. each. 
Red Top. Timothy and Ken- 
HK. half, no rye. BUG Ve LLG rete pes oh ches oe 34 OZ. 1% lbs. each. 
fee der te of same grasses.. AS OZ. 34 tee each. 
. : CE DATOOTRSS os Geos ook eee OZS. 20 Ss. 
A 8, W. half, with rye. { estore! Blue grass......... ae OZS. Le Hes 
PCHATOCP TASS: coo ba bas eons 534 OZS. 13 Ss. 
E. half, no rye. { Kentucky Blue grass.......... 4 OZS. 10 lbs. 
Reed Canary grass (Phalaris 
A 9, W. half, with rye. ALUNGINGCOA) 0 i<k5 Seve sew. 64 3 Boclb: 40 Ibs. 
Rupee aad theliictus alba). a Ib. ee ie 
BadkWnmary tte. a5. h eek be cans OZS. : 8. 
E. half, no rye. ‘teat Swan eee ek bee's 51-5 0z8. 13% lbs. 
galineon grass (Sorghum hala- 
A 10, W. half, with rye. ie TSG Oe ae ras aes nek ok t= 1h. 40 lbs. 
Son CHEV OTS os aes oe oe Seis ee lb. oe est 
ohnson grass....... Peet oar ozs. 3. 
E. half, no rye. SPAS LELE COA O Ce RNs Ae Sr 5% OZS. 13% lbs. 




POTATO 10 EXPERIMENTS 
It has been a matter -of observation for years that the potato 
crop depends very much on climatic conditions. That is, the 
variation of a few days in the planting may bring the setting of 
the tubers before, within or after the hot, dry period which mid- 
summer seldom fails to bring, and thus determine largely the 
amount of crop which can be grown. As no one can foretell 
the weather with certainty, it seems best to plant at such time as 
will be likely to bring the critical period of growth before or after 
the unfavorable weather. We can not expect to plant a large crop 
so the conditions will be right for the whole, but if some time 
intervenes between the first and last planting a part of the crop 
will usually prove much more prolific than another, with no 
apparent cause in the soil for such difference. With this idea 
in mind a difference of nearly,two weeks was purposely made in 
