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A very interesting experiment, and one which may lead to good results, was 

 undertaken in connection with our oat tests. Five pecks of Black Tartarian seed was 

 selected, the kernels being all heavy, plump and black. This was sown alongside 

 of unselected seed, and gave a yield of 88 bushels per acre, in comparison with 76 

 bushels from the unselected, or a gain of 12 bushels per acre from selection. 



BARLEY. 



Throughout the westerly portion of this province the season has been excep- 

 tinnally favourable for the growth of barley, and the yield has been large. Owing, 

 however, to the unfavourable weather at harvest time, the sample is not as bright as 

 usual. 



On the Experimental Farm 12 varieties of the two-rowed were sown in half 

 acre plots on backsetting; 2 bushels of seed per acre was used ; soil a light, gravelly 

 loam; all stood up well, and the soil being apparently uniform, the test of varieties 

 was a very fair one. 



The Danish Chevalier was one of our best varieties last season, and has this 

 year given slightly the best yield among the two-rowed, both on the high land and 

 in the valley. This excellent variety is said to be in active demand on the English 

 market, and appears well adapted to our climate. 



BARLEYS SOWN ON BACKSETTING. 



Danish Chevalier. 



Swedish 



Beardless 



Thanet 



Two-rowed Duckbill 



Golden Melon 



Danish Printice Chevalier . . . 

 Prize Prolific Imported seed 

 do do Manitoba seed . 



English Malting 



New Zealand 



Sown. 



April 25. 



Peerless White do 25 . 



do 25 . 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



d.. 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



Headed. 



July 15. 



do 13. 



do 9. 



do 15. 



do 12. 



do 10. 



do 14. 



do 15. 



do 16. 



do 16. 



do 14. 



do 18. 



Ripened. 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



Aug. 16. 

 do 18. 



14. 

 15. 

 18. 

 14. 

 16. 

 16. 

 16. 

 16. 

 18. 

 14. 





Days. 



113 

 115 

 111 

 112 

 115 

 111 

 113 

 113 

 113 

 113 

 115 

 111 



Eleven varieties of barley were al.so sown in the valley, on land planted with 

 potatoes the previous year. All were more or less lodged, hut were cut without 

 waste. 



Of the two-rowed varieties in this field, the Prize Prolific gave the lai-gest yield, 

 and the Goldthorpe had the stitlest straw. Of the six-roweil varieties, the Olessa 

 gave the largest yield, 68^ bushels per acre, the largest yield of any variety of 

 barley grown on the farm. Baxter's six-rowed gave great promise when growing, 

 but was disappointing when thre.'shed. 



