REPORT OF MR. WM. M. BLAIR. 



255 



Cross-bred Wheats. 



Some new varieties of cross-bred wheat were sown, the yield per acre was large and 

 the kernels were well filled. These seem to be very promising varieties of grain. They 

 were sown on clay loam on land which grew roots in 1893 in -^ acre plots at the rate of 

 If bushels per acre. The following table gives the results : — 



Name of Variety. 



Huron. 



Ladoga female with White 

 Fife male 



V—18SS. 



Ladoga female with White 

 Fife male 



C—No. 2, sport. 



Ladoga female with White 

 Fife male 



Blenheim. 



Ladoga female with White 

 Fife male 



0) 



S 



Bearded 



Beardless 



Beardless 



Bearded 



03 



Bush. lbs. 



27 



26 20 



26 



20 



'53 



Lbs. 



61 



62 



62 



Proportion 

 Rusted. 



Slightly. 



Experiments with Barley. 



Thirteen varieties of two-rowed and twelve varieties of six-rowed barleys were tes- 

 ted, these were sown on 9th May in -^ acre plots on clayey loam soil, at the rate of two 

 bushels per acre, the previous crop being roots. 



The two-rowed sorts seemed more affected with the red rust than the six-rowed. 

 The heads did not fill out well towards the tip, and many of the kernels were com- 

 pletely dried up, those that matured became very plump and gave good weight per 

 bushel. The accompanying table gives comparative earliness, character of growth and 

 yield per acre : — 



Six-rowed Barley — Test of varieties. 



Name of variety. 



Royal 



Mensury 



Phoenix 



Petschora 



Odessa 



Oderbruch 



Summit 



Trooper 



Rennie's Improved 



Surprise 



Baxter's 



Common' - . . 



bo 



a 



'% 

 o 



C 

 03 



+3 



O 



May 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 



<0 



0(5 



03 bo 



Aug. 11 



" 9 



" 13 



" 9 



" 10 



" 13 



" 13 



" 15 



" 13 



" 15 



" 13 



" 9 



T3 



--L 



a> 3 

 £3 



94 

 92 

 96 

 92 



cS 



u 



<4-l 



o 



+3 



b0 



03 



Inches. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



93 35 

 96 30 

 96 34 

 98 29 

 96 33 

 98 36 

 96 30 

 92 32 



to 37 

 to 44 

 to 34 

 to40j 

 to 40 

 to 32 

 to 37 

 to 32 

 to 39 

 to 40 

 to 34 

 to 40 



Stiff . . . 



a 



Medium 

 Stiff ... 

 Medium 

 Stiff . . . 



« 



it 



Weak '. '. 

 Stiff ... 



Proportion 

 Rusted. 



Very slightly. 



Slightly. 

 Very slightly. 



Slighrly. 



