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J. B. Lane, of Doichester, Now Brunswick, reports a yield of 75 lbs. from 3 lbs. 

 of seed, but no sample has been received from him. 



"F. Lindsay, '^ay's Eivei-, Nova Scotia, had 74 lbs. from 3 lbs, of seed, and says : 

 " Sown 14th May on gravelly loam, harvested 27th August, no rust, some smut ; straw 

 short and bright ; like this barley well and will sow it next year." Sample weighed 

 45 lbs. per bushel. 



C. Newcomb, Weymouth, N. S., had a yield of 60 lbs. and reports : " Sown 10th 

 May on heavy loam, harvested 10th October, no rust ; no smut; straw bright but 

 very short, compares favourably with other varieties." Sample weighed 50^ lbs. 



J. J. Wismer, Monaghan Road, P. E. I., reports a yield of 90 lbs. from 3 lbs. 

 sown. He says : "Sown 17th May on clay soil (over rich, as one half of barley lodged 

 badly); hai-vested 25th August, no rust or smut; straw dark on account of being 

 lodged." Weight of sample, 49^ lbs. 



John McDonald, West St. Peters, P. E. L, had 80 lbs. and says : " Sown 16t h May 

 on sandy loam ; harvested 20th August; no rust or smut; straw good." Weight of 

 sample, 50^ lbs. per bushel. 



T. B. Gerrj', of Sourisford, Manitoba, reports a yield of 135 lbs., and says : " Sown 

 10th May on black loam, clay subsoil, harvested 25th August, no rust or smut, straw 

 3 feet long, stood up well for the year with so much rain ; one week later than six- 

 rowed sown same time, but gave much more grain, would have had one-third more, 

 but the birds eat a great deal of it." Weight of sample, 52 lbs. per bushel. 



C. Shaw, of Heaslip, Man., had 104 lbs. He says : " Sown 8th May on stiff black 

 loam, harvested 20th August, no rust or smut, straw rather soft, it went down with 

 the heavy rains." Sample weighed 51 lbs. per bushel. 



Wm. Tingey, Marieton, N. W. T., reports a yield of 200 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown, 

 and says : " Sown 7th May, on sandy loam, harvested 25th August, no rust or smut, 

 straw strong and veiy bright; height 3 feet, ripens in about the same time as the 

 common six-rowed ; is a much heavier cropper ; grows a larger and plumper giain. I 

 think the Prize Prolific barley will greatly improve if grown again next year." 

 Sample weighed 49f lbs. per bushel. 



James Eussell, of Longlaketon, N.W.T., had a yield of 130 lbs., and says : "Sown 

 5th May on black loam with clay subsoil, harvested 20th August, no rust or smut, 

 straw rank and soft, it may be a few days late, but nothing to hurt. I consider it 

 far superior to any other sort." No sample was leceived from Mr. Russell. 



Thos. Morgan, of Cache Creek, British Columbia, reports a yield of 218 lbs. from 

 3 lbs. of seed. He says: "Sown 24th April on sandy loam, with some gravel, har- 

 vested 9th August, no rust or smut, straw bright and tall. I like it very much." 

 Weight of sample, 52 lbs. per bushel. 



D. Graham, of Spillamacheen, B. C, had 160 lbs., and says: " Sown 22nd April 

 on clay loam, harvested 9th August, no rust or smut, straw very fair, stands up 

 better than English Malting received last year; both very similar to Chevalier. 

 Sowed about 110 lbs. of English Malting barley on two acres adjoining and threshed 

 5,500 lbs." Sample of Prize Prolific weighed 53^ lbs. and Englibh Malting 54j lbs. 

 per bushel. 



J. Tolmie, Cloverdale, Victoria, B. C, had a yield of 77 lbs. and saj^s: " Sown 

 22nd April on red clay soil, harvested 11th August, no rust, 4 heads smut, straw 

 clean and bright, some lodged, about the same as other barle}' for earliness." This 

 sample weighed 55J lbs. 



Danish Chevalier. 



The results of field crops of this variety on the Experimental Farms during the 

 past season are as follows : Central Experimental Farm, from 23-J to 25f bushels per 

 acre, weighing from 51 to 52 lbs. per bushel; at Brandon, Man., 51^ bushels per 

 acre, weighing 53 lbs. per bushel; and at Indian Head, N. W. T., 46i-§^ bushel per 

 acre, weighing 47f lbs per bushel. 



The average yield, as far as given in one hundred reports from Ontario, is 52^ 

 lbs. ; of twenty-two from Quebec, 39f lbs. ; thirteen from Nova Scotia, 52^ lbs. ; three 



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