B22 REPORT OF THE FARM SUPERINTENDENT OF THE 
Crops or .1888. 
The crops produced on the Station farm the past season have 
been weighed in almost all cases since the large scales were set 
up. Where estimations are given the yield is calculated from 
average weights taken on considerable areas of crop. For instance, 
on field EK the weights on the 23 acres of experiment plats serve 
as the average on which to compute the yield for 12.4 acres. Two 
acres on the plats were estimated at the average yield of 1} acre, 
which was weighed. 
Oats and roots were all weighed, but oat straw was computed 
from the average of pounds of straw in per cent of total crop drom 
the experiment with oats. Part of the hay was drawn in before 
the scales were set; hence about one-fourth was estimated from 
other weights. Corn grown for silage on 4.4 acres is computed on 
# acre cut into silo. 
All the figures on which estimations have been made are marked 
(Est.) in the following table : 
CROPS Propucep IN 1888. 
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KIND. ed Amount produced. roe ae 
MEAD OU a ale oN Eph Shree wie datvaca an ae Mae $3,607 170 tome Vien sea sorenanteees 2+ tons. 
MARL CU ed bli Wid ees oneal nen kes .516 | 1534 bushels ...............| 30 bushels. 
PA TIAY DEW os 2 ahi cooaetsielete bike aad .50 | (Est.) included above... ib Beier 
Barley, oats and peas.............. 2:95:( 4/418 DUSHSIS (ks Sener ay ees? 
Straw of barley, oats and peas... 9.96 - | (Hist.) 3 tomes... sic s.aneeus | 2 ee bOms 
fia eV a SR Sg a laae Cantey «ates 14,00 | 729 Dushelsi.c sic. cee es 52 bushels. 
MPGE LCA fi cunts aey ole ueitvic asict wai & 14.00 | (Hgt.) 16 tond.iss.ctscceeces 1+ ton. 
feld 3%: 58.1 bushels. 
Merchantable corn ..............-. 14.4 |(Est.) 750* bush.. 
plats ....| 51.6 bushels. 
fleld..... | 292.6 lbs. 
Bolt corn..-.....5.. iP Aa ec 14.4 (Est.) 4,824 1bs.| 
: plats ....| 598. lbs. 
BOT OL os Fy fice kts eeaeae eves ta 14.4 | (Est.) 64,683 lbs.........006 4584. lbs. 
Maize fodder, green, Sept.11..... 4.4 (Tist.) 55.72 tons. ssaiesesse 12.66 tons. 
#orgum fodder, green.........e.6. .88,4), 6,518 LDB ivasie» (aaaon ee were 10 tons, nearly. 
DUSEZOPOGGOR) ie akin oe < cechlenenerad J416)3| 712 006 LDS ildecsademune ene cee os 14.4 tons. 
UY OOCS Malet winks ose hone bat seo pint | 196 DUBDElS, wi cicekiaw denon eePiuneeeereese mop ‘a 
Turnips..... Mau a Me ebic wevias we Rute uts 206 bushels .........s.seee> Me aehe s Vacs se eee 
SALE OT DOCS acces ins's ow cbs de ewan cen ,80-,1'480 bushels . .ssceesene er 537.5 bushels, 



* Counting the full crop as equal to the portions weighed would make 
the total 823 bushels, but in consideration of poor knolls and the ridge 
along the bank of Castle brook, it seems safe to drop the estimate to the 
figure given. The stover is reduced proportionally. 
