REPORT OF MR. A. MAC KAY. 



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TEST OF SEEDING, PRESS VS. DRILL. 



In this test the Banner oat was used and sown in fallowed land at the rate of 1\ 

 bushels per acre. 



The press-drill gave 7 bushels 12 lbs. more per acre than ordinary drill and yield 



of straw was also larger. 



As shown in the table the press-drill gave the best returns in 1893 and is 10 

 bushels 25 lbs. ahead in the average for the two years. The test made in 1892 was badly 

 destroyed by winds and cannot be given. 



PRESS-DRILL VS. DRILL. 



TEST OF SOWING DIFFERENT QUANTITIES OF SEED PER ACRE. 



Banner oats were used in this test. Sown on one-tenth acre plots of fallow by drill. 



Two plots were sown at the rate of 2 bushels and 2i bushels per acre respectively 

 and one plot alongside, cross-seeded with |- bushels per acre, each way. 



In this year's test 2 bushels per acre and the cross-sown plot gave the same yield, 

 both being higher in yield than the plot sown at the rate of 2~ bushels per acre. The 

 straw on the cross-sown plot was several inches higher than either of the other two. 



Following are the results of this year's test, with date of seeding and yield for 1893 

 and average for the two years. 



GENERAL RESULTS OF OAT-GROWING FOR SEASON OF 1894. 



1. Of the 39 sorts tested, sown on same day, where all had equal chances, the 

 varieties : — Banner, White Wonder, Bonanza, Imported Irish, Rosedale, Improved 

 Ligowo and Abyssinia proved themselves good kinds for the JSTorth-west Territories. 



2. In the test made with a view of determining the best time to sow oats, the 

 period between 1st and 15th May gave the best returns, eorresponding in this respect 

 with the same test in 1893 and 1892. 



