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Very few reports have yet been received. Mr. Davy of Glendale, Out., had 

 45 Ibe. from 3 lbs. sown. He says : " No rust or smut, very stout straw, is the best 

 oat in straw crop and the cleanest we ever sowed ; will sow them again another 

 year." The sample sent weighed 35 lbs. per bushel. 



J. M. Crindle, of Ellershouse, Hants, N.S., had 36 lbs. and says : " Sown 14th 

 May on a somewhat slaty soil, harvested 22nd August, badly rusted, a good deal ot 

 smut. The sample I send is very inferior. I had about an acre of Banner oats sown 

 ten days later that did much better, not so much rust." The sample sent was very 

 light, weighing but 24f lbs. per bushel. 



L. O. Lemieux, of Oak Lake, Man., from 3 lbs. of the same lot of seed had a 

 yield of 196 lbs. and says: "Sown 23rd May, on sandy loam, harvested 30th August, 

 no rust, very little smut, straw very strong and long 5 ft. 1 inch, not so early as 

 Prize Cluster, yield would have been better but for wet weather and wind which 

 made it lodge." Weight of this sample, 33 lbs. per bushel, 



But very few returns have been received of Bonanza, Early Race Horse, Cana- 

 dian Triumph and White Russian, and a safe judgment can probably bo formed of 

 these varieties by comparing the yields obtained on the several Experimental Farms. 



Two-RowED Barley. 



Prize Prolific {Carter's). 



The yield per acre and weight per bushel of this promising variety of two-rowed 

 barley has been as follows : — Central Farm on different plots, from 24 to 40^ bushels, 

 weighing 52 lbs. ; Nappan, N.S., 25 bushels, weighing 49|- lbs. ; Bz-andon. Man., 42^ 

 to 59f bushels, weighing from 50| to 51f lbs., and at Indian Head, N.W.T., 49^ 

 bushels, weighing 5'2|- lbs. 



The average yield as given by forty-one reports from Ontario is 49 lbs. ; of nine 

 from Quebec, 57 lbs. ; five from Nova Scotia. 48^ lbs. ; one from New Brunswick 

 gives 23 lbs. ; thirteen from Prince Edward Island, 57|- lbs. ; nine from Manitoba, 

 VOf lbs., twelve from the North- West Teri'itories, *74^ lbs., and four from British 

 Columbia, 132^ lbs. 



M. Heselwood, of Londgsboro', Ont., had a yield of 130 lbs. fro«i 3 lbs of seed, 

 and says: "Sown 25th April, on clay loam; harvested 4th August; no rust or smut: 

 straw long and clean ; not so early as some varieties. Am well satisfied with the 

 barley." The weight of this sample was 53-|^ lbs per bushel. 



JD. Currie, of Queen Hill, Ont., had 108 lbs. He says: "Sown 5th May ; har- 

 vested 1st August ; no rust or smut : straw clean." Mr. Currie says that this barley 

 weighs 54 lbs. per bushel, but the sample sent was not sufficient to enable us to 

 determine the weight. 



David Ferguson, of Constance, reports a yield of 5 bushels from 3 lbs. of seed, 

 and says : " Sown 15th April, on well prepared clay loam ; harvested 8th August ; 

 no rust or smut; straw bright and coarse; ten days later than other sorts; it is very 

 good barley." The weight of this sample was 51J lbs. 



George Ashby, Ste. Marie de Monnoir, Que., had 170 lbs., from 3 lbs. of seed. He 

 says : " Sown 12th May on clay soil, harvested 25th August ; no rust, no smut, 

 straw short." The sample weighed 52^ lbs. per bushel. 



A. E. McCarthy of Henryville, Que., had 67^ lbs. from 3 lbs. sown and reports 

 as follows : " Sown 23rd May on heavy grey soil ; harvested 3rd Sept. ; no rust or smut, 

 straw medium coarse, ripens 15 days later than common sorts, but weighs 3 to 4 lbs. 

 more per bushel. As this has been an exceptionally poor year for barley, I con dder 

 this a fair yield." The sample sent weighed 48^ lbs. per bushel. 



Rev. M. Le Cur^, St. Joachim, Que., reports a yield of If bushels and says : 

 "Sown 15th May on grey gravel soil, harvested 15th August, no rust, no smut, nice 

 straw.*" Sample weighed 48 lbs. per bushel. 



M. J. B. Alise, St. Marie de Monnoir, Que., had 40 lbs. He says: "Sown 26th 

 April on clay soil, harvested 8th August, no rust, no smut, straw good ; later ■'.hun 

 other kinds." This sample weighed 50J lbs. per bushel. 



