. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... the rotation being reached to allow seeding according todirections, the object being to try methods of seeding, regard-less of other considerations. All plots in any one range to beseeded down the same year. Barnyard manure is applied autumn of first year in grass,12 tons per followed in seeding to Grass and the rotations necessary to follow to bring each plotinto proper shape for seeding to grass must vary, the rotationfor each plot is given below. All rotations will be of five yearsduration. All grass
. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... the rotation being reached to allow seeding according todirections, the object being to try methods of seeding, regard-less of other considerations. All plots in any one range to beseeded down the same year. Barnyard manure is applied autumn of first year in grass,12 tons per followed in seeding to Grass and the rotations necessary to follow to bring each plotinto proper shape for seeding to grass must vary, the rotationfor each plot is given below. All rotations will be of five yearsduration. All grass seeding to be done on one range each to Grass and Clover Rotations. Plot. 1st Year. 2nd Year. 1 Fallow Seeded with wheat. 2 Fallow Seeded alone. 3 Hoed crops Seeded with wheat. 4 Hoed crops Seeded alone. 5 Wheat Seeded with wheat on stubble. 6 Wheat Seeded alone. 7 Wheat Seeded with oats on wheat stubble. 8 Wheat Seeded alone. 9 Wheat Seeded with wheat. 10 Oats Seeded alone. 11 .Wheat Seeded with wheat. 142 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. PLHN DrTHECULTURAL IIWESTIGATIDN. HERD EXPEPIMENTAL ERPM. DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 143 Plot 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 3rd , 4th Year. .Hay. 5th Year. .Hay. Summer-fallow. .Summer-fallow Wheat. It a ? Hay Hoed crop. Experiment No. 6. BREAKING SOD FROM CULTIVATED GRASSES AND CLOVERS. 1—Plough July 20th to 30th, 5 inches deep. Pack and disc at once—disc in —Plough October, 5 inches deep—pack—disc —Plough early July 3 inches deep—backset September, cultivate as —Stiff-tooth rip July—plough 5 inches deep September— —Spring plough 5 inches deep—seed same spring to —Duplicate No. 5—sow —Repeat No. 5—sow —Plough May 15th—work as each case, necessary cultivation to be given at right timeto insure success. Packer to be used on every plot at right plots are required for this experiment. Five g
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