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labor and leaves the seed in the best condition for sowing. Below will be found the 

 yield and other particulars of this experiment. 



PALL SOWN SPRING WHEAT. 



The Red Fife mentioned in my last report as having been sown in November, 

 1889 was late in appearing above ground, and was very thin all summer, the past 

 year apparently not being favourable for fall sown spring wheat. 



The spring sown grain gave 30 J bushels and the fall sown 12J bushels per acre, 

 the fall sown ripened two weeks later than the spring sown. 



FALL WHEAT, 



One variety of fall wheat was sown 26th of August, 1889, and two others on 

 the 2nd of September, these germinated well and the plants covered the ground 

 before winter set in, and were apparently uninjured when spring opened, but the 

 changeable weather in early spring killed all, except a few plants of the Democrat 

 variety growing in a depiession, these escaped and yielded about 13 lbs of very fine 

 wheat. This will be sown during the coming fall and may prove more hardy than 

 the imported seed. 



OATS. 



Twenty varieties of oats were tested on the upland prairie, in adjoining half 

 acre plots, soil a light loam, broken the previous year. All were sown with the 

 Broadcast Seeder, at the rate of 2-^ bushels per acre. The soil proved to be very 

 uniform, the oats stood up well, and the test of varieties was apparently satisfactory 

 in every respect. The varieties being all on adjoining plots, this field was a source 

 of great interest to vitjitors during the season. 



In addition to the above, 8 varieties were sown in the valley on fall ploughing 

 after roots. This field being subject to injui-y from drifting soilj the seed at the rate 

 of 2^ busheld per acre was sown with the Press Drill. Although the crop in this 

 field was badly lodged, none of the grain was lost, and the experiment was in every 

 j'espect satisfactoiy. 



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