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Golden Melon. — Importation 1890. On good clay loam, a part of which was 



manured in spring of 1890 before sowing, ^ acre. Sown 26th April, 2 bushels per 



acre ; ripe 6th August; time to mature, 102 days ; straw bright, stands well ; not much 



rust; height, 3 to 3|- feet ; yield per acre, 46f bushels ; weight per bushel, 52 lbs. 



Another plot of 1 acre was sown with seed grown fi-om importation of 1888 on 



sandy loam mixed with clay, without manure. Sown 24th April, two bushels per 



acre ; ripe 2nd August ; time to mature, 100 days ; even growth ; straw bright ; stands 



well ; very little rust ; height, 3^ to 4 feet ; yield per acre, 35f bushels ; weight j)er 



bushel, 52 lbs. 



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Peerless White. — Importation 1890. On good clay loam, partly manured 



bright 



acre. Sown 26th April, ripe August 6th; time to mature, 102 days; straw 



stands well ; but little rust ; height, 3 to 3|- feet; yield per acre, 46f bushels; weight 



per bushel, 51 lbs. 



Goldthor])e. — On sandy loam ; no manure ; 2^ acres. Sown 26th April, 2 

 bushels per acre ; ripe 6th August, time to mature, 102 days ; straw bright, and stands 

 well"; height, 2^ to 3J feet ; yield per acre, 20f bushels; weighing 52 lbs. pej' bushel. 



Prize Fi'olific. — On soil mostly clay, with some peat ; no manure ; t acres. 

 Sown 30th April, If bushels per acre ; ripe on higher land, 4th August , on lower 

 peat}^ soil, 12th August ; time to mature, 96 to 104 daj'S : straw bright and strong ; 

 stands well ; height, 3 to 3J feet ; very even growth ; yield per acre, 32 bushels ; 

 weight per bushel, 52 lbs. One-half acre of this plot was measured oflP and sown 

 with 200 lbs. of a special barley fertilizer, (400 lbs. per acre) the yield from which was 

 31-| bushels per acre. A third plot on another part of the farm, on heavy sandy 

 loam ; no inanure ; If acres ; was sown 26th April, 2 bushels per acre ; ripe 6th 

 Augu-t ; time to mature, 102 days ; yield per acre, 24 bushels. 



Saale. — On heavj^ sandy loam ; no mauure; IJ acres. Sown 24th April, 2 

 bushels per acre; ripe 9th August; time to mature, 107 days; even growth ; straw 

 foiight; stands well; very little rust; height, 3J to 4 feet; yield per acre, 30 bushels', 

 weight per bushel, 51 lbs. 



Large Two-rowed Naked. — This is a naked barley, not suitable for malting, but 

 valuable for feed, producing a large, heavy grain. Grown on sandy loam; no manure ; 

 2 acres. Sown 1st May, 2 bushels per acre ; ripe 4th August ; time to mature, 95 

 ■days ; straw rather weak ; considerably rusted ; breaks down easily ; height, 3 to 3-| 

 feet ; yield per acre, 28|^ bushels; weight per bushel, 60^ lbs This barley should be 

 sown thicker, on account of the large size of the grain — not less than 2J bushels per 

 acre. 



SIX-ROWED VARIETIES. 



The following were sown on one-tenth acre plots adjacent to those of the two- 

 rowed sorts : — 



These are all of the ordinary type of six-rowed barley, excepting the Indian 

 from Spiti Valley, which is a hulless sort, of a dark bluish colour and very heavy. 

 It is one of the varieties of ii:rain which was sent to Cana^ia for test bv the Govern- 



