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than -uiien compari.sons are raadc between varieties sown at different periods and on 

 different soils on the same farm. The field referred to was in hay when the farm was 

 purchased; it yielded fair crops in 1887 and 1888; thesod was ploughed under early in 

 the autumn of 1888 and a crop of oats taken off in 1889. The land was ploughed soon after 

 the oat crop was harvested and sown with experimental plots of oats, barley and wheat 

 in the spring of 1890. No manure or other fertilizer has yet been used on this laud 

 since the purchase was made. The results are given in the appended table, following 

 which particulars will be found relating to larger field plots of these and other vari- 

 ties. On all the tenth-acre plots the oats were more or less rusty, and in most 

 instances they were much injured from this cause. 



American Triumph. . . . 



Banner 



Black Tartarian 



Bonanza 



Canadian Triumph .... 



Cream Egyptian 



Egyptian 



Early Blossom 



Early Race-horse 



Flying Scotchman 



Giant Swedish 



Poland White 



Prize Cluster, imp. 1889 



do _ do 1890 



Rennie's Prize White. . 



Victoria Prize 



White Russian 



Date Date 



of of 



Sowing. Harvesting. 



April 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



Aug. 11. 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



s 



12. 

 5. 

 2 



8. 



8. 



14. 



5. 



5. 



14. 

 5. 

 2. 



July 30. 

 Aug. 4 



do 4. 



do 16. 



Number of 



Days 

 Maturing. 



108 

 105 

 109 

 102 

 99 

 105 

 105 

 111 

 102 

 102 

 111 

 102 

 99 

 96 

 101 

 101 

 113 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Bush. 



37^ 

 52| 

 28i 

 42| 

 30| 

 30| 

 31^ 

 23h 

 30i 

 36| 

 331 

 33i 

 33| 

 34^ 

 25| 

 36| 

 34i 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



35i 



32i 



25-1 



41i 



434 



38 



35i 



Si" 



41 



;^i 



29" 

 41 



411 



41 



41 



41 



32 



Ic will be seen that the Banner heads the list in this series, but the gram is 

 light. Bonanza stands next in yield, with a heavy sample, followed among the oats 

 of heavy weight by Victoria Prize and Prize Cluster. The Canadian Triumph, 

 although a smaller yield, gives the heaviest sample. 



LARGER FIELD PLOTS. 



American Triumph (Carter's). — On sandy loam; manured in spring of 1889 ; two 

 acres. Sown 2l8t April; 2 bushels per acre; ripe 12th August ; time to mature, 113 

 days ; yield per acre, 31^ bushels ; weight per bushel, 36J lbs. 



Banner. — On sandy loam ; no manure ; 2-| acres. Sown 29th April ; If bushels per 

 acre ; ripe 12th August ; time to mature, 105 days ; straw bright and strong ; very 

 little rust ; stands well ; height, 3J to 4 feet ; yield per acre, 22| bushels, weighing 

 30f lbs. per bushel. A second plot, on sandy clay soil, no manure, ^ acre, was sown 

 7th May ; 1^ bushels per acre ; ripe 12th August ; time to mature, 97 days ; straw 

 dark ; stands well ; height, 3 to 3^ feet; yield per acre, 31|- bushels, weight per 

 bushel, 30i lbs. 



Black Tartarian. — This seed was imported from Scotland in the spring of 1890. It 

 was a very fine sample, weighing 42 lbs. to the bushel. On sandy clay soil, without 

 manure; 7 acres ; sown 9th May, 2 bushels to the acre ; harvested 15th August; 

 time to mature, 98 days ; medium growth ; poor colour ; much rust, and red 

 leaf; yield, 26£ bushels pe:i* acre, weighing 35 lbs. per bushel. 



Bonanza. — On sandy loam; no manure; 2|- acres. Sown 29th April; If bushels 

 per acre ; ripe 3rd August ; time to matui-e, 96 days ; straw bright, rather w^eak ; 

 considerately rusted ; height, 4|- to 5 feet ; yield per acre, 31 bushels, weighing 42^ 

 lbs. per but'hel. 



