249 



To obtain reliable data these experiments should be extended over a juimber of 

 years so as to include various seasons. 



Below will be found full particulars referring to this experiment. 



TEST OP DRILLS. 



Sown. 



Came up. 



Headed. 



Ripened. 



Wheat, 1 acre. 



Red Fife, sown with common 

 driU. 



Red Fife, sown with press 

 drill 



Red Fife, sown with broad 

 cast se»der 



Barley, ^ awe. 



Danish Chevalier, sown with 

 press drill 



Danish Chevalier, sown with 

 common drQl 



Danish Chevalier, sown with 

 broadcast seeder 



Oats, i acre. 



Black Tartarian, sown with 

 press drill 



Black Tartarian, sown with 

 common drill 



Black Tartarian, sown with 

 broadcast seeder 



April 5 . 

 do 5. 

 do 5. 



April 24. 

 do 24. 

 do 24.. 



.! April 30. 



. do 28. 



I 



May 2. 



May 10. 



do 12. 



do 15. 



i 



!July 8. 



do 6. 



8. 



July 17. 



do 17. 



do 20. 



July 17. 



do 17. 



do 19. 



Aug. 15. 



do 15. 



do 19. 



Aug. 24. 



do 24. 



do 24. 



Aug. 21. 



do 21. 



do 30. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. 



30-24 

 29-31 



28-20 



60 14 

 56-10 

 50-46 



72-30 

 72-22 

 56-32 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



60| 

 60i 

 61 



52 

 52 

 53 



34 



SU 

 351 



Matured 

 in 



Days. 



132 

 132 

 136 



122 

 122 

 122 



127 

 127 

 136 



BPRINQ VERSUS PALL BREAKING. 



Although not generally recommended there are a few advocates of fall breaking, 

 principally among new ari-ivals from the East. To test this question, half an acre of 

 upland prairie was broken two inches deep in May and back-set in September, the 

 adjoining half-acre was broken in September six inches deep, but not back-set. 



The result as seen below was decidedly in favour of spring breaking. 



Red Fife, sown on spring 

 breaking 



Red Fife, sown on f aU break- 

 ing 



So-vvn. 



Came up. 



April 11.. 

 do 11.. 



May 8. 

 do 8. 



Headed. 



July 11.. 

 do 11 . . 



Ripened. 



Aug. 22. 

 do 22. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Bush. 



28-38 

 14-20 



GRAINS GROWN AS SINGLE PLANTS. 



Matured 

 in 



Days. 



133 

 133 



During the year the following have been grown as single plants, viz., 123 varie- 

 ties of wheat, 86 of oats and 67 of barley. Fifty kernels of each variety were planted 

 one foot apart and kept free of weeds. 



