. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1917, ur drained andundrained last as yet, we stiU continue to believe that the drainage will assist theland in wet seasons. This spring the drained land was very carefully watched, infact I made half daily trips across the Farm to investigate. On several occasionsI made practically scientific investigations, but could see no appreciable difference 1917 MONTEITH DEMONSTRATION FARM. 31 between the drained and undrained surface. The land was all sown at the sametime, the crop was uniformly even all over the field. The crop included red clover,oats, flax, tur
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1917, ur drained andundrained last as yet, we stiU continue to believe that the drainage will assist theland in wet seasons. This spring the drained land was very carefully watched, infact I made half daily trips across the Farm to investigate. On several occasionsI made practically scientific investigations, but could see no appreciable difference 1917 MONTEITH DEMONSTRATION FARM. 31 between the drained and undrained surface. The land was all sown at the sametime, the crop was uniformly even all over the field. The crop included red clover,oats, flax, turnips and potatoes, all sown crosswise over the drained area with bothends of the field undrained and the centre drained, thus affording any one a goodopportunity of seeing the difference providing there was any. We believe, however,that our land does not need draining nearly as badly as does some other land, andthat we would want to study the matter more carefully for a number of years beforedeciding definitely either one way or the Tile drains run in the spring while the snow is still quite deep aa is shown here at the main drain outlet. COST ACCOUNTING. Through our accounting system we have figured out the following costs. Astliis includes only one year we hope to have this work continue and thus arrive at aplace where we will have more reliable data. Conditions change from year to year, 32 EEPORT OF THE No. 56 for instance our regular plowing cost us $ per acre in 1915, whereas in 1916the ground was more difficult to plow and labor was high in price, with the resultthat our plowing cost us $ per acre. New land plowed at the rate of .9 acres per day. Old land plowed at the rate of acres per day. Hay cost us $ per tonto harvest. A very heavy crop near the buildings with very favorableweatherconditions. AccorxTixG Method Showixg Exactly How it Appears ix Our Books. Field No. 4. Date 1916. ^Hauling Manure., Discing. Crop, Oats. Rolling. I Harrowing. Sowin
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