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harvested 20th August; no rust or smut ; straw soft. I prefer the six-rowed barley." 

 The weight of the sample returned was 51f lbs. per bushel. 



E. Laffi^ridre, of St. Sebastien, Que., had 90 lbs. and says : " Sown broadcast 

 13th May, on grey soil ; size of plot, 18 x 126 ; harvested 18th August ; no rust or smut ; 

 straw fairly good ; is a good weight, bat takes longer to ripen than the six-rowed." 

 The sample returned weighed 62f lbs. per bushel. 



S. Eennie, of Millikin, Ont., had 132 lbs., and says: "Sown broadcast 21st April 

 on clay loam ; harvested 5th August ; no rust or smut ; straw very soft and weak ; 

 about 2 days later than the Duckbill and about 3 bushels less per acre in yield." 

 Sample failed to reach us. 



A. R. McTavish, of Loch Gariy, Ont., had a yield of 126 lbs. He says : " Sown 

 broadcast 29th April on sandy soil mixed with gravel ; size of plot, 19 x 210 feet; har- 

 vested 12th August; no rust or smut; straw long and clean." The sample returned 

 weighed 52| lbs per bushel. 



Wm. A. Wallis, of Humber, Ont., had a crop of 120 lbs. He says : " Sown in 

 drills 22nd April on good clay loam ; size of plot, 8 square rods ; harvested 11th 

 August; no rust or smut; straw not so strong as Chevalier or Dackbill, and several 

 days later." The sample returned weighed 52 lbs. per bushel. 



Samuel Finnegan, of Freshfield, Man,, bad a yield of 82 lbs. and says : " Sown in 

 drills 1st May on sandy loam ; size of plot, 12 x 87 feet; harvested 22nd August ; no 

 rust or smut ; straw stiff, and 3 feet long ; has eclipsed all other sorts in this neighbour- 

 hood." The weight of the sample returned was 54 lbs. per bushel. 



James H. Fry, of Virden, Man., had 62 lbs., and says : " Sown broadcast 13th 

 April on sandy loam; size of plot, 2 x 16 rods; harvested 8th August; no rust or 

 smut; straw strong and bright, 39 inchfts high; three days earlier than other sorts." 

 Weight of sample returned, 54 lbs. per bushel. 



L. Zuichon, of Port Guichon, B.C., reports a yield of 158 lbs. from 3 lbs, sown, and 

 says: "Sown broadcast 29th April on delta lauds; size of plot, 37 x 43 feet; harvested 

 15th August; no rust or smut; gi-ain heavier than average; profitable seed for 

 British Columbia." The weight of the sample returned was 55 lbs. per bushel. 



J. McSweetman, of Chilliwack, B.C., had 70 lbs., and says: "Sown broadcast 

 17th April on sandy clay; size of fjlot, 4 square rods; harvested 10th August; 

 no rust or smut; straw good, but it lodged ; is earlier than common." The weight 

 of the sample returned was 51 J lbs. per bushel. ' 



Danish Chevalier. 



At the Central Experimental Farm this variety gave crops varying from 41 

 bushels 40 lbs. to 43 bushels 41 lbs. At the experimental farm at Nappan theirop 

 was 44 bushels 8 lbs. ; at Brandon, Man., 68 bushels 16 lbs. ; at Indian Head, K W.T., 

 44 bushels 20 lbs. ; and at Agassiz, B.C., 33 bushels 36 lbs. 



A. A. Moore, of Pownal, P.B.I,, had a crop of 67 lbs, from 3 lbs. of seed, and 

 says: "Sown broadcast 11th May on clay loam; size of plot, 12 x 18 yards; har- 

 vested 25th August; no rust or smut; straw nice and bright, but soft." No sample 

 received. 



E. Lundon, of Canterbury, N.B,, had a crop of 39 lbs., and says : " Sown in 

 drills 14th May on sandy loam; size of plot, 17 x 71 feet; harvested 17th August; 

 no rust or smut ; straw medium height and good size, but lodged." The weight of 

 the sample returned was 53 lbs. per bushel. 



W. Dukeshire, of Maitland, N.S., had a crop of 60 lbs., and says: " Sown broad- 

 cast 20th May on light, loamy soil; harvested 16th August; no rust orsmut; straw 

 good; it exceeds any other we have." The sample returned weighed 51^ lbs. per 

 bushel. 



Allan McLennan, of North Brookfield, N.S., had a yield of 57 lbs., and says: 

 "SowubroudcastlOthMay on clay loam; size of plot, 9 square rods ; harvested 28 th 

 August ; no rust or smut ; straw rather short ; a little later than other sorts." The 

 sample returned weighed 50^ lbs. per bushel. 



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