FARMING EXPERIMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 91, 17 April 1912, Page 8

FARMING EXPERIMENTS.

A PA TEA FAS Ax. Farmers and those interested in an; r: cultural matters in this district node net travel as far afield as MonniaAldr: to obtain information first-hand with regard to some of the most' impbiiia'nf products of the soil, for at Mr Wi JI. Arundell’s farm they have litoiddh; at their very doors some splendid illustrations of what can ho accomplished by scientific farming an the most up-to-date style, says the Paten Press. Mr Arundell has for some time 'past carried out a series of experiment's in connection with the Agricultural Department, which are both interesting and- Instructive, even to those who are not obtaining their living from the sod. On Saturday last a representative of this paper called at Air Arundoll’s homestead and was received by that gentleman with his usual hospitality and courtesy. A visit of inspection was made to- that portion -of the farm set apart for experimental purposes, where details were very kindly given of the various experiments that are being made. The experimental plot is divided into seven portions, the full details in connection with each being carefully recorded by Air Arundel!. Plot No. 1 was originally sewn with Stratagem p-oa-s, wihiich yielded a crop oi J 8 bushels to the acre. It was now sown with a mixture of vetches and rye, which was looking exceeding well. Plot No. 2 had carried a crop thirteen varieties of potatoes, which yielded up to ten tons to the acre. The plot was now carrying a heavy crop of cabbages. . ... Plot No. !) contained two varieties of sweet corn, which had been .planted wsth peas between the roys. The corn was doing exceedingly yell and should give a good crop. Plot No. 4 consisted of thousandheaded kale, kohl rain, chon moliicr, and drumhead cabbages. The striking feature about this plot was the chon moliicr, which grew to a height of five feet and over. It had many advantages over other similar kinds of cattle food, for it appears to he absolutely blight proof and is a most prolific food plant. The leaves can he picked .off as well as the top, the plant sending out fresh shoots to replace the parts removed. No less than (Sib of leaves were picked from a ■single plant. Its rvalue us a food Jor cattle cannot well he overestimated. The thousand-headed kale and the kohlrabi were doing well, though naturally not so heavy a fodder plant as the chon moliicr. The drumhead cabbages on this plot wore a revelation, one cut that day turning the! scale at 251 b, several -others weighing over 201 b. Plot No. 5 was devoted to five varieties or carrots, soya beans, cow peas, and silver beet. The carrots wore looking well, in fact one could not wish for finer specimens. The silver beet was looking particularly well. Like the chon moliicr, it can lie used on the “cut and come again” principle. The soya beans, about which one has heard so much-, are, however, more suited to sunny Japan than to this climate, the winds in the early and middle parts of summer having cut them down time and again. As a eonseouenee they were a failure. Hot So. Ci contained six varieties or mam-elds. all of which were looking exceptionally well, and were far above the average.

Plot No. 7 was originally planted with potatoes which yielded from K to 14i tons. The ground was now carrying a crop of tares, dun oats, and rye corn, which was .looking well.