NORTH ISLAND.-MARTON PLOTS.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VI, Issue 2, 15 February 1913, Page 242

NORTH ISLAND.-MARTON PLOTS.

G. de S. Baylis.

These Marton plots have been utilized, in the first place, for the purpose of making such tests as were possible without the employment of much time or labour, or any special treatment in the way of deep cultivation; and, secondly, to.harvest and acclimatize a small lot of various seeds recently introduced from other countries by the Department, so as to obviate' their reimportation should co-operative experimenters not be successful in securing a good foundation stock from their small trials. - The following is a list of the seeds imported for Marton plots. The initial stocks were tested and grown on Marton plots, and parcels are now procurable on the market, or are obtainable from growers.- . ■ ■ inWheats from Australia : Federation, Yandilla King, Comeback, Power’s Fife, Tarragon, John Brown. Wheats from Sweden : Grenadier, Swedish Pearl. Wheats from Canada : Imperial Amber, Turkey Red, White Fife, Red Fife. Oats from Sweden : Victory, White Ligowo, Beardless Propsteier. Oats from England : Triumph. Barley from Sweden : Hannchen, Swan-neck. Federation, one of the first wheats introduced, is now largely grown in the Rangitikei, and on many farms has ousted the variety formerly grown —viz., Marshall White. Many of the others are doing very well, and the. Canadian, which are the most recent varieties introduced, are highly spoken of by those who grew them last season. Oats : Both varieties did well in the Wairarapa last season, and all the seed procurable has been resown, there being considerable demand for it. Barleys : Hannchen is well spoken of, and was being advertised by the trade for the first time this season since its introduction. Swan-neck has proved the better for feeding purposes on the trial plots this season. Unfortunately, the stock of seed has nearly run-out. The situation, however, is saved by the fact that a small area will be harvested on Marton plots this season. ‘

In addition to testing suitability and nature of varieties, the plots at Marton have mainly been utilized in order to supply , the initial stocks to outside experimenters until these are established upon the market. ; . • ■ ' . ■ • ■ The seventh Waikato Winter Show will be held at Hamilton from the 3rd to 7th June, inclusive.

The Ruakura Southdown and English Leicester ewes were put to the rams on the 23rd January. Germany is becoming more and more dependent for food-supplies on foreign suppliers. The butter imports from Denmark within the last decade have risen by nearly 10,000,000 lb. .

Plot. Crop. Yield. . Plot. Crop. Yield. Season 1910-11. 1 Yandilla King wheat .. 39J bushels. 17 Algerian oats 39 bushels. lx John Brown wheat 34} bushels. 18 White Ivory peas 19J bushels. 2 Red Marvel wheat ■ 22 bushels. 19 Oats and peas 1 ton 16 cwt. 3 Solid Straw Tuscan wheat' 40 bushels. 2 qr. chaff. 3x Red Tuscan wheat 40 bushels. 20 Maize ■ ‘ '.. . ■ .; 4 Red Marvel wheat 22 bushels, / 21 Blue Imperial peas 161 bushels. 5 Pearl wheat .. 22} bushels. 22 Soya beans 5X Hunter’s wheat 291- bushels. 23 Early Winter peas 24 J bushels. 6 Cape barley .. 23x Partridge-peas 23} bushels. 7 White Marvel wheat .. 26 bushels. 24 Velvet beans .. 7x Comeback wheat 25 1-10 bushels 25 Tick-beans 8 Cape barley .. 26 Cow-peas 9 Velvet Ear wheat 30} bushels. 27 Canadian Yellow Flint 1,600 lb. dry 9X Federation wheat 28} bushels. maize and Blue Prussian forage and 10 Hannchen barley peas 25 bushels 11 Bore wheat .. Did not mapeas. ture. 27x Virginian Horse-t o o t h 2,028 lb. dry llx Grenadier wheat 124 bushels. maize and partridgeforage and 12 Hannchen barley peas 19 bushels 13 Swedish Pearl 4 bushels. peas. 13X Beardless Propsteier oats31 bushels. '■ -28 Early Amber Cane sor10 tons 14 Swan-neck barley ghum (green). 15 White Ligowo 31 bushels. 29 Maize (variety) .. 15x Victory oats .. 37 bushels. 30 Millets (variety) 16 Swan-neck barley 31 Mixed pasture 17 Triumph oats.. 44 bushels. ’ -

Crops grown on Various Plots during Seasons 1910-11.

Plot. Crop. Yield. . Plot. Crop. Yield. Season 1911-12. 1, lx Red. Fife wheat i 49J bushels. i 17, 17x John Brown wheat 43 bushels. 2Soya beans 18 John Brown wheat 3, 3x Hannchen barley | 73J bushels. 19 Imperial Amber wheat. . 44 bushels. 4 Buda kale ’ 20 Grenadier wheat 53} bushels. 5, 5x Buda kale • • 21 21 Grenadier wheat Grenadier wheat 53J bushels. 53} bushels. 6 Curly Luculas beet 22 Hannchen barley 61 4-5 bshls. 7, 7x Triumph oats.. 741 bushels. 23, 23X Federation wheat 52 bushels. 8 ■ Silver- .. .24 Swan-neck barley 57 bushels. 9. 9x White Fife wheat 474- bushels. 25 Turkey Red wheat 51 5-6 bshls. 10 Sutton’s Silver-beet 26 Triumph oats.. . 51 bushels. 11, llx Tares, Victory oats, rye16 tons 27, 27x Yandilla King wheat .. 46 bushels. corn, Tick-beans (mix(green). 28 - Beardless Propsteier oats 42 J bushels. ture) 29 Red Tuscan wheat Red Tuscan'wheat 43} bushels. 431 bushels. 12 Propsteier oats and tares. 17J tons. 30 Victory oats .. 55-J bushels. 13, 13x Triumph oats and tares 154 tons. 31 Mixed pasture ' 14 Velvet and Soya beans Helianthi ... 15, 15x Comeback wheat 291 bushels. 16 White Ivory peas (part of south portion inoculated) 1 Season 1912-13. 1, lx Perennialized Italian rye 17, 17x Algerian oats .. o Common Italian rye 18 Algerian oats (computed 3, 3x Western Wolths grass .. .. ' with plot 17) with plot 17) 4 Azof barley .. 19 Grenadier wheat • 5, 5x Mixed pasture 20 Grenadier wheat 6 . Common rye-corn, fol21 Black Russian barley, lowed .by Swan-neck .21 Black ■ Russian barley, followed by John barley - Brown wheat Brown wheat 7, 7X Common rye-corn, fol22 Black Russian barley lowed by White Fife • ■22 ’ Black . Russian barley (stands for seed) wheat 23, 23X White Russian barley, 8 Emerald rye-corn, folfollowed by Webb’s lowed by Comeback followed by Webb’s Black Challenge oats wheat 24 White Russian barley 9, 9x Emerald rye-corn .. . (stands for seed) 10 Carter’s Red Admiral 25 Cape barley, followed by wheat < . . -• American Wonder peas 11, llx Red Fife wheat 26 Cape barley (stands for . 12 Turkey Red wheat seed) 13, 13x 27, 27x seed) 13, 13x Dun oats, f acre ; BurDun oats, J acre ; Bur- 27, 27x Hannchen barley, followed goyne wheat, i acre by Victory oats 14 ■ White Ligowo oats .; 28 Hannchen barley (stands 15, 15x Carter’s Stand-up wheat, for seed) | acre ; Regerated I 29 Swan-neck barley Abundance oats, £ acre . 30 Black Bountiful oats .. 16 Carter’s Red Admiral 31 Mixed pasture . wheat Helianthi .. 1 Helianthi

Crops grown on Various Plots during Seasons 1911-12, 1912-13.