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Pierre Zippens, of Eoberval, Lake St. John, Que., reports a yield of 187 lbs. 

 from 2^ lbs. of seed sown, and says: "Sown broadcast 10th June, on clay soil; size 

 of plot, 30 X 40 feet; harvested 15th October; no rust; straw good." The weight 

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



J. A. Villeneuve, of Charlesbourg, Que., had a crop of 75 lbs., and says : " Sown 

 broadcast 16th May, on virgin soil; size of plot, 15 x 150 feet; harvested 29th 

 August ; no rust or smut ; straw ordinary." Weight of sample returned, 50^ lbs. 

 per bushel. 



Roderick McLennan, Paisley, Out., had a yield of 145 lbs. from 3 lbs. sown, and 

 says : " Sown broadcast 1st May, on loamy soil ; size of plot, about 10 square yards ; 

 harvested 16th August ; no rust or smut ; very long straw ; grain very late, and met 

 with bad weather." Weight of sample sent, 47^ lbs. per bushel. 



Eobert Davidson, of Bowsville, Ont., had 125 lbs., and says: "Sown broadcast 

 1st May, on clay soil ; harvested 13th August ; no rust or smut ; straw good ; as to 

 time of ripening, just the same as our own." The weight of this sample was 52 lbs. 

 per bushel. 



A. Hobson, of Killarney, Man., had a yield of 150 lbs. He says : " Sown in drills 

 27th April, on sandy loam; size of plot, -^ of an acre; harvested 10th August; no 

 rust or smut ; a fine straw, but lodged badly." The weight of the sample returned 

 was 52|- lbs. per bushel. 



John Clarkson, of Elkhorn, Man., had 108 lbs., and says : " Sown broadcast 13th 

 April, on black sandy soil; harvested 2l8t August; no rust or smut; straw medium 

 length; later in ripening than six-rowed, and 20 bushels per acre less than Prize 

 Prolific last year." Weight of sample returned, 50| lbs. per bushel. 



T. G. Cooney, of Wascana, N.W.T., reports a yield of 263 lbs. from 3 lbs. of seed, 

 and says: "Sown in drills 27th April, on heavy clay; size of plot, 1^ x 16 rods ; 

 harvested 25th August; no rust or smut ; straw medium height, partly lodged. I 

 think this a very excellent barley for this part of the country." The sample returned 

 weighed 51 lbs. per bushel. 



George Byers, of Eed Deer, N.W.T., had 68 lbs. He says: "Sown broadcast, 

 20th April, on sandy loam; size of plot, 144 square yards; harvested 14th August; 

 no rust; about 1 per cent of smut; straw bright and clean, but inclined to lodge." 

 The weight of the sample returned was b2\ lbs. per bushel. 



Hugh Nichol, of Mission, B.C., had a crop of 56 lbs., and writes: " Sown broad- 

 cast 10th April, on sandy loam; size of plot, 10 x 12 yards; harvested 1st August; 

 no rust or smut ; straw fine." No sample received. 



Golden Melon. 



The yield of this variety has varied on diflFerent plots on the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm from 21 bushels 9 lbs. to 43 bushels and 40 lbs. per acre. At Nappan 

 the yield has been 52 bushels 4 lbs. per acre ; at Indian Head, N.W.T., 42 bushels 

 10 lbs., and at Agassiz 36 bushels and 2 lbs. per acre. 



C. A. Hardy, of Joggin Bridge, N.S., had a yield of 138 lbs., and says : " Sown 

 broadcast 6th May, on light dry soil ; size of plot, 11 square rods; harvested 24th 

 August; no rust or smut; straw brittle; I think this is the largest yield of barley 

 in {his neighbourhood." Weight of the sample returned, 50|- lbs. per bushel. 



S. Audette, of St. Ubalde, Que., had a yield of 115 lbs. He says: " Sown broad- 

 east 20th May, on black soil; size of plot, 20 x 180 feet; harvested Ist September; 

 no rust or smut; straw good; it seems finer than other sorts." Weight of sample 

 returned, 47^ lbs. per bushel. 



L. Langeviu, Baie des P^res, Que., had a crop of 99 lbs., and writes : " Sown 

 broadcast 27th April, on sandy clay soil; size of plot, nearly 30 feet square; har- 

 vested 27th August; straw of good growth ; a little late, but a heavy crop." Weight 

 of sample returned, 49 lbs. per bushel. 



J. S. McDonald of Eipley, Ont., had a yield of 110 lbs. from 3 lbs. of seed. He 

 says : " Sown broadcast 17th May, on clay loam ; harvested 23rd August ; no rust or 

 smut; straw of good size; two weeks later than six-rowed ; harvest season very wet." 

 Weight of the sample i-eturned 50|- lbs. per bushel. 



