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stiaw long and coarse; is hardly as early as other sorts, but bears double the crop." 

 Wei2,'ht of sample, 46 lbs. per bushel. 



'"Wilfred Wilde, of Grenfell, K W.T., had 144 lbs. aud says: "Sown 20th May 

 on bhick sandy loam with cla}' subsoil ; harvested 24th August ; no rust or smut, 

 straw, strong, light colour about 3^ feet high, not any earlier but much better than 

 other sorts ; am very much pleased with it. I took four first prizes with it at four 

 different Agricultural Exhibitions, and it was much admired by all who saw it." 

 Weight of sample, 48f lbs. per bushel. 



J. F. Hawks, Soda Creek, B.C., leports a yield of 33 lbs. from 3 lbs. of seed. He 

 says: " Sown about 12th May, on gravelly loam, harvested about 1st September; no 

 rust or smut ; straw bright and of good length ; had no extra care or attention." The 

 weight of this sample was 54J lbs. per bushel. 



Beardless. 



This variety has received the name of Beardless for the reason that when fully 

 ripe many of the heads partly or wholly lose their beards. The yield of this variety 

 in field plots on the Experimental Farms has been as follows : At the Ceuti-al Farm, 

 Ottawa, from 25f to 26^ bushels per acre, weighing 51^ lbs. per bushel ; at Brandon, 

 Man., 48^ bushels per acre, weighing 52^ lbs. per bushel, and at Indian Head 45 

 bushels per acre, weighing 51|- lbs. per bushel. 



Special prizes were olfered by the proprietors of the Canadian Live Stock Journal, 

 Toronto, for the largest yield and best quality of Beardless barley raised from a 3 lb. 

 sample, which has had the effect of stimulating effort in this direction and hence 

 larger ^nelds are reported in Ontario for this barley than for any other variety. 



The average yield as given in 65 reports from Ontario, is YOf lbs. ; of 26 from 

 Quebec, 34 lbs. ; three from Nova Scotia, 25f lbs. ; one from New Brunswick, *16 lbs. ; 

 three from Prince Edward Island, 63 lbs. : four from Manitoba, 60^ lbs. ; and two from 

 the North-West Territories, 42 lbs. 



J. B. Lawrie, of Mongolia, Ont., reports a yield of 378|- lbs. from 3 lbs. of seed 

 sown on a plot of 420 by 20 feet, in drills about 8 inches apart. He says : " Sown 

 24th April on clay loam; harvested 12th August; straw bright; pretty stiff and of 

 fair length." Weight of sample, 53 lbs. per bushel. 



Eoger Wilson, of Goring, Ont., had 5 bushels and 14 lbs. (say 254 lbs.) from 3 lbs. 

 of seed. He says: "Sown 3rd and 7th May on limestone loam in drills; harvested 

 22nd August; no rust or smut; straw long and bright, two weeks later than four- 

 rowed." Sample weighed 50| lbs. per bushel. 



Banwell Foote, of Zephyr, Ont., reports a yield of 228 lbs. ; John Eenwick, of 

 Lakenhurst, 155 lbs. ; and George S. McKee, of 140 lbs. These very large yields from 

 the 3 lb. sample bags show what can be done to increase a new variety rapidly by 

 extra care and attention. 



E. McMillan, of Notre Dame du Laus, Que., had a yield of 73 lbs. from 3 lbs. of 

 seed. He says: " Sown 6th May on loamy soil ; harvested 29th August; no rust or 

 smut ; straw short, not strong. The season was very wet and unfavoui-able ; this 

 barley was later in ripening than other sorts and did not ripen evenly." The sample 

 weighed 46 lbs. per bushel. 



A. F. Bower, of Learned Plain, Que., had 67 lbs. and says: "Sown 14th May 

 on strong loam; harvested 29th August; there was a little rust, no smut; straw 

 strong and bright; season very unfavourable." Sample weighed 47^ lbs. per bushel. 

 The heaviest sample received from the Province of Quebec weighed 53 lbs. per 

 bushel, this was sent by B. Dupont, of St. S^vdre, who reports a yield of 22 lbs. 



W. J. Syraonds, of Linwood, N.S., had 40 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown and says: "Sown 

 3rd June on light loam; harvested 20th September; straw bright; as to earliness 

 ripens about the same as other barley." Sample weighed 48^ lbs. per bushel. 



Bayard Williams, of Long Eeach, N.B., had 76 lbs. fi'om 3 lbs. of seed and says: 

 "Sown 27th May on sandy loam; harvested 23rd September; no rust or smut; 

 straw good and heavy." Sample was light, weighing only 46J lbs. per bushel. 



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