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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



PEASE TEST OP VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



iCrown 



iPride 



[Prussian Blue 



Multiplier 



Centennial 



Creeper 



Large White Marrowfat, 

 Black Eyed Marrowfat., 



Prince Albert 



Mummy , 



New Potter 



Canadian Beauty 



Golden Vine 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



April 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 23 

 23. 

 23. 

 23. 

 27. 



Date 



of 

 Ripening. 



Aug. 10 

 8 



" 10 



" 10 



" 8 



" 10 



" 13 



" 9 



" 13 



" 8 



12 



No. of 



days 



Maturing, 



109 

 107 

 109 

 109 

 107 

 109 

 112 

 108 

 112 

 107 

 107 

 107 

 107 



Size 



of 



Pea. 



Small 



Large .... 



Medium 



Small 



Above medium 



Small 



Large 



Small. ".!!'.! '. ! 

 Above medium 

 Large 



Small.'.'.*.'!'.!'. 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



34 

 34 

 32 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 26 



40 

 40 

 40 

 10 

 20 

 10 

 20 



20 



40 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



FIELD CROPS OP PEASE. 



Six varieties of pease were sown on larger plots, all on clay loam and in the same 

 field. The previous crop was experimental plots of grain. This land was in meadow 

 from 1889 to 1892 and has received no manure since 1888, when an application of 18 

 tons per acre was made. It was ploughed in the autumn of 1893 and disc-harrowed 

 and harrowed with smoothing harrow in the spring of 1894, before sowing. 



Prussian Blue. — One-half acre ; sown April 24th ; 1\ bushels per acre ; ripe July- 

 Si st; time to mature, 98 days ; yield per acre, 30 bushels 20 lbs; weight per bushel, 

 65^ lbs. ; vines made a fairly strong and even growth. 



New Potter. — One-half acre ; sown April 24th ; 1\ bushels per acre ; ripe August 

 1st; time to mature, 99 days; yield per acre, 20 bushels; weight per bushel, 63 lbs. ; 

 pea large, vines rather long and fairly strong in growth. The land was flat and this 

 plot suffered in spots from water lying on the ground owing to the frequent rains. 



Creeper. — One-half acre ; sown April 24th ; 2£ bushels per acre ; ripe July 30th ; 

 time to mature, 98 days; yield per acre, 25 bushels 40 lbs.; weight per bushel, 64^ 

 lbs.; vines short, pea small ; much like the variety known as Crown. 



Canadian Beauty. — One-third acre ; sown April 24th ; 3 bushels per acre ; ripe 

 August 1st ; time to mature, 99 days ; yield per acre, 12 bushels 17 lbs.; weight per 

 bushel, 63 lbs. This is a large pea and the vine is a strong, vigorous grower. 



Large White Marrowfat. — \\ acres; sown April 24th; 3 bushels per acre; ripe 

 August 1st ; time to mature, 99 days ; yield per acre, 12 bushels 5 lbs.; weight per bushel, 

 62| lbs. A large pea ; vines made strong growth ; was considerably injured in spots by 

 water, owing to excessive rains followed by hot sun. 



Mummy. — 2^ acres ; sown April 24th ; 3 bushels, per acre ; ripe July 31st ; time to 

 mature, 98 days ; yield per acre, 28 bushels 38 lbs.; weight per bushel, 65 lbs. Pea 

 above medium size ; vine a strong, coarse, upright grower. 



All these plots, excepting Prussian Blue, were more or less injured by water, on 

 account of frequent rains and the compact nature of the soil not permitting the water 

 to be carried off promptly by the under drains. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH CORN. 



Twenty -two varieties of Indian corn were tested as to earliness and yield of fodder. 

 The land was sandy loam, which had a light coating of manure in the spring of 1893, 



