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Judket. — On clay loam; no manure ; fifth crop; ploughed in tbe autumn of 1890, 

 disc harrowed in the spcing of 1891 ; f acre. Sown 25lh April, 1^ bushels per acre; 

 ripe 15th August ; time to mature, 112 daj'S ; yield per acre, 31 bushels 22 lbs.; 

 Aveight per bushel, 59 lbs. Length of head, 8 to 3^ inches ; beardless; straw 3| feet 

 long, standing well ; slightly rusted. 



Johnston's Defiance. — Soil and ti-eatment the same as Judket; | acre. Sown 25th 

 April, 1^ bushels per acre; ripe 14th August; time to mature. 111 days; yield per 

 acre, 45 bushels 21 lbs.; weight per bushel, 59 lbs. Length of head, 3 inches; 

 beardless; straw 3^ feet long, all standing; slightly rusted ; a promising variety. 



Ladoga. — Soil and treatment the same as Judket; -f- acre. Sown 25th April. 

 1| bushels per acre; ripe 7th August; time to mature, 104 days ; yield per acre, 28 

 bu-hels 32 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 59f lbs. Length of head, 3 to 3^ inches, bearded ; 

 straw 3J feet long, standing fairly well; lodged in one spot only; slightly rusted. 



Red Connell. — Soil and treatment the same as Judket; -| acre. Sown 25th April, 

 1| bushels per acre; ripe 14th August; time to mature, 111 days; yield per acre, 28 

 bu>hels 47 lbs. ; weight per buahel, 58^ lbs. Length of head, about 3 inches, beard- 

 less; straw 3 feet long, standing well; slightly rusted. 



Rio Grande. — Soil and treatment the same as Judket; 1|^ acres. Sown 25th 

 April; 1|- bushels per acre; ripe 15th August; time to mature, 112 days; yield per 

 acre, 26 bushels 20" lbs. ; weight per bushel, 59^ lbs. Length Of head, 3^ to 4 inches, 

 bearded; straw 3| to 4 feet long; strong bright; all standing well; slightly rusted; 

 a promising variety. 



Triumph {Campbell's.') — Soil and ti-eatment the same as Judket; li acres. Sown 

 25th April, 1^ bushels per acre; ripe lOth August; lime to mature, 107 days; yield 

 per acre, 23 bushels 58 lbs.; weight per bushel, 55^ lbs. Length of head, 2| to 3^ 

 inches, beardless; straw 3 feet long; considerably rusted. 



TF/u^e C/icf/ (Campbell's.) — Soil and treatment the same as Judket; 3 acres. 

 Sown 24th April, 1^ bushels per acre; ripe 9th August; time to mature, 107 days; 

 yield per acre, 28 bushels 51 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 58 lbs. Length of head, 3J to 

 3| inches, beardless; straw 3 to 3^ feet; fairly stiff and standing well; considerably 

 rusted. 



White Fife. — Soil and treatment the same as Judket; J acre. Sown 25th April ; 

 1^ bushels per acre; ripe 14th August; tinie to mature, 111 days; yield per acre, 

 29 bushels 30 lbs.; weight per bushel, 58f lbs. Length of head, about 3 inches, 

 beardless ; straw 3^ to3J feet long; all standing; slightly rusted. 



White Connell. — Soil and treatment the same as Anglo Canadian; \ acre. 

 Sown 2nd May, 1^ bushels per acre; ripe 20th August; time to mature, 110 days; 

 yield per acre, 21 bushels 39 lbs.; weight per bushel, 57^ lbs. Length of head, 

 about 3 inches, beardless; straw 3 to 3|- feet long; all standing well; very slightly 

 rusted. 



Hard Calcutta (from India). — Soil and treatment the same as Judket; J acre. 

 Sown 25th April, U bushels jjer acre; ripe 5th August; time to mature, 102days; yield 

 per acre, 14 bushels 33 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 60f lbs. ; length of head, 2 to 2'^ inches, 

 bearded; straw 2 to 2\ feet long; slender, weak growth. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH PEAS. 



Ten varieties of ))eas were sown in field plots, all on sandy loam. 



Black-eyed Marrowfat. — On sandy loam mixed with clay; manured in the spring 

 of 1890; ploughed in the autumn of 1890; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; f 

 acre; sown 23rd April, 4 bushels per acre; ripe 17th August; time to mature, 116 

 days; yield per acre, 39 bushels 21 lbs.; weight per bushel, 61^ lbs.; vines made a 

 ver}' strong growth. 



A second plot of this variety on sandy loam ; no manure; 4thc7'op; ploughed in 

 the autumn of 1890; disc harrowed in the spring of 1891; f acre; sown 27th 

 April; 3^ bushels per acre; when about 3 inches high the plants were entirely eaten 



