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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 2 3 5 6 ''i-.-'-;''i$':wm^'i't^ MICROCOPY RESOIUTION TEST CHART ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No 2l 1.25 11.4 1.6 ^ /APPLIED IN/MGE Inc :^r ■';e;5 Eoi' « ^uri'iy aua o"> li.i.l fill' moil Mil I'll iii'iri' rapiitly n-iii tlit> farm is (icMTviiit l;ilh.ur izTiiiiiuiUy liut -iin-ly f..iliiiy any anil t-vi-ry means n .fT, with w; ktly to lo. jusi the ,f ar< Tul >iisidfrati(ai. Th. ^u^;s■estlons fiivcn ■.x|>er!iiii'i tal F irm- ami on ) -; l.ul hiirhly pn.titaliU- even m til ii\iri.' to Ik- a< Ivanlaircou^ hcTcwirh are practieal. Tlu-y liave htxn tried out on 1 ha\e lie.n fouml to he not only lahour the more are -ohitely unob- iriwite larnis an it niivnial wau th \\. to the farmer to-day with hilioiir ii itlier tainahle or so hisli prieed as to be qiiito unava To introduee all ^uir-e-ted elianires at one ilah Lid.-rahle and proliahly an unju-titiable expondituri lit! lid m many (M>es mean a eon- if money for maeliinery, eciuip- i nient anil remo i til. lis. iiicroa-ini-' ero]i~ delled huildin^^s. 111 ike Ilo 1 ■ffort toward iiniirovm. iir lahour eondi- iow of tliw ureal iif-i • r loweriim' I'l d for ever\ Uilile. In many eas the outlay iv -t of i.rMdu'tiMii last pound of fzri essarv to the -iavini.' o the 1 ines sui;yr» ■sted lid. fcH-d soem seareely di^fen- f labour in the way indicated uld !„■ more tlian made up tlie rir>t season. I'ldllilllillll- Oi aerc I iloutrhed with a siiij-'le plou^rh and two horso~ will eo-i The iiUtufilimiin imaaUij wallf^ ( )iie aere ploiiLi'hetl with a two-furrow plough and four horses ill eo>t about $1.50. f'o iiloinllilllllll IIKl.il I' ide DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. SPECIAL CIRCULAR No. 16. H GRISDALE, B.Agr.. Director. JOHN FIXTER, Supervisor, Division of Illustration Stations. uhlr.hed by authority of Hon. T. A. Crerar, Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. Published by :h;.".>(t ■! Disc H arrowing. —mscing one acre twice with a single disc and two horsfs (■„>t- fi; with a double disc and four horses, the samo operatiion costs 60 cents, and a much better job is done. If a double disc harrow i. i,„t i.vailablo. attach a single disc throwing the v,, inward to one throwing it outward and put on four horses. One man's time is saved. //arrowi/ii/.— Two ..,.t= of harrow.- atta>li.-,|, with four horses, are as easilv drivn as one .=et. One man does the work of two. A ligbt. high riding cart attached to the dra^ bar of the harrows allow, th. teainstor to nde. Ihe horse.* can then be driven more quickly and the harrows will do better work. ?\w man dot^ his w.,rk nmcb m.iro .'asil.v, .Winff.— Seeding ua.> acre with tiirLt- horses and a Ij-disc drill will cost 40 cents. Uith four horses and a 20-dise drill it will cost .".O cents. Put a step on tbe back of the drill and rid,.. CuUivntiny Hord Crops.— With a one-hors,. imi)lrnn.Mt, four acre* a day can be cultivated, at a cost of $1 per acre. The man ualks. With a two-horse impb-ment. s.-ven acre* ,vr day can U- cultivated, at a cost of about MJ cents per acre. Tlw man rides. Cultivate roots with the hillers turned inwards when the plants are small, cutting c ose to the ,,lants. Thi., sares from one to two days in thinninf, an acre and increases the croji. Hoes.-\\hh four square corners and three sharp edges on the boe. roots can be thinned much more quickly and without handling the plants of hay""'"'' '^^'""^'"'''■•— "^^''^l' " ^* ^°"^ '■""ine ^>^"-. it costs 05 cents to cut an acre With a C-foot cutting bar, it costs only .50 cents. With a 7-foot cut even less. Hay TedJers.-To shake one acre by band will cost O,', cents, time is lost and the work only fairly done. To tedder one acre with one horse and man costs U cents, time is saved and the work is well done. Hayliacks.-U^ing end pieces extendi,,- right across the rack makes building the load boys work. \\ ithout these, it is a tr 1 man's job. Uay ForA.v.-To pitch off a loa.l of hay by band takes half or tb.ree-,|uarters of an iiour's hai-il w^rk. The horse fork will do it in 1,5 minutes. n,n,ler..--Wnha .!-foot binder and thrcv horses, an acre can be cut for 62* cents \\.tb an ei^lit-loot lander and four horses it costs .50 cents. However," to get good results with a,i e.gbt-toot binder, the straw must be strong and stand up well. .^7oo/ri,/.y. - With a sheaf carrier on the binder, a man will stook about eight acres Without .1 sheaf carrier, he can stook only about acres a day. Corn, Planting and Sowing.-To plant r,!ie acre by hand will cost $2. With a hand corn planter, about 6.5 cents. With a check-row planter, about r,-, cents Ihe time (,f marking is saved and the crop can be cultivated both ways To sow one acre in rows 42 inches apart with the -rain drill will cost about r,.3 cents. 'y3:\'l IVJ'- I'-licIS