REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



295 



Market Value per Acre op Different Grain Crops. 



This subject is creating considerable discussion at present, and it is deemed ad- 

 visable to give the result of five years' experience on this farm. 



The years included in the table are from 1890 to 1894, the crops were all grown on 

 summer-fallow, size of plots one-tenth acre, prices given are those prevailing at this date 

 in Brandon. 



Pease. 



This is a crop which deserves special attention in this time of low wheat values, 

 with proper treatment it has always given a profitable return here. It requires strong 

 land free of weeds, summer-fallow preferred, timothy sod broken the previous year is 

 also good for the purpose ; a liberal and deep seeding will be found the most profitable, 

 2^ to 3 bushels of the medium sized pease drilled as deep as possible is about right here. 

 So far there has been a steady local demand for pease at good prices, and judging from 

 the number of inquiries received at this farm, a good export trade could be worked up 

 whenever there is a surplus beyond what is required for the home market. The tests 

 reported on in the following table were obtained on clay loam on plots of one-tenth acre 

 each : — 



Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Pride 



Centennial 



Mummy 



Golden Vine 



Prince Albert 



Crown. ... 



Black Eyed Marrowfat . 



Potter. 



Canadian Beauty 



Multiplier 



Size of Pea. 



Medium . . . 



Small 



Med. to small 



Small 



Large 



Medium 



Small 



CD 

 U 



u 



< 



2 

 to 



Bus*, lbs. 



31 40 



30 50 



30 50 



30 20 



29 50 



29 10 



29 10 



28 10 



28 00 



25 20 



CD 



3 



-a 

 be 

 "S 



lbs. 



63 



65 



64£ 



65 



65 



65 



64 



65 



64 



64 



Oats and Pease Mixed. 



Considerable objection has been made to the general cultivation of field pease, prin- 

 cipally from the difficulty and expense of cutting this crop with a scythe, and also from 

 the loss after cutting by wind storms. 



To ascertain whether this could be lessened, tests were made last year of sowing 

 about equal parts of oats and pease and reaping the combined crop with a grain binder, 



