New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 295 
the experiment, viz., one-half acre fall plowed, but not subsoiled, 
lying adjacent to the subsoiled acre, and, on the opposite side, 
one-half acre of corn stubble which was not subsoiled. These 
plats were for comparison with the subsoiled plats. The crop 
grew well, but owing to so much wet weather was early attacked 
by rust and the crop ruined for grain. 
The half-acre plats were in long strips reaching across the field 
from east to west. Notes taken during growth indicated that the 
subsoiled plats were producing a slightly ranker growth than on 
either side. The crop was cut by hand, as though the grain had 
been well filled, and when dry was weighed. 
Yield from 
half-aere, 
pounds. 
Fall plowed, but not subsoiled.............. OF ret) Vaya es aes 1,418 
Fall plowed and subsoiled.................. Phir SHO ake ee Oe 1,894 
CIEE CPGUDAOTOC its cn. el. Us als ooplawinia soe A swale 1,538 
TINO. NOL, BUDSOMC . ia» fo cleta ciciecs oo ne dese eae ee ote 1,378 
The gain in straw and unfilled grain per acre from subsoiling, 
was therefore 952 pounds « on the fall-plowed land, and 320 pounds 
on the corn stubble. 
Loss from subsoiling for corn.— The northern half of subsoiled 
strip in the corn field was planted to B. & W. corn, also a few 
rows more than an equa! »mount on the north, which had not 
been subsoiled for comparison, while on the southern half 
King Phillip corn was planted and an adjacent strip taken for 
comparison. 
The cultivation of these plats was the same as that received by 
the whole field. This was given as the weather and heavy con- 
dition of the soil would permit. It was hand hoed, cultivated 
twice, and then later, the weeds, which, owing to the heavy rains, 
had only been uprooted and displaced but not killed, were cut out 
by hand. 
The B. & W. corn was used to fill half of the old silo, and 
‘six rows each on the subsoiled and not subsoiled plats, which 
were cut September fifth and seventh, to fill the silo yielded as 
follows: 






Pounds. eet oar 
fe rowe: S1LDSsO1led., 2. di ios se. oe Pr atecn: 8,498 15.4 


SrmenOwe DOL SUDSOIULE ... ck es cnc ese eo cee 11,700 21.2 
