287 



WHEAT TESTS. 



Result of sowing on different dates ; one-tenth acre plots ; 9 lbs. of seed (or at rate 

 of 1-| bushels per acre) ; sown by drill ; land in same condition. 



Variety of Wheat. 



White Connell 



Campbell's White Chaff. 



April 

 do 



May 

 do 

 do 

 do 



April 

 do 



May 

 do 

 do 

 do 



<» 



o. 



July 27 



do 27 



do 27 



do 25 



do 29 



do 29 



do 28 



do 23 



do 23 



do 22 



do 24 



do 24 



Sept. 14 

 do 14 

 do 14 

 do 14 

 do 14 

 do 14 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



3 



w 



u 





Bush. lbs. 



34 00 



32 00 



32 50 



34 30 



32 30 



33 00 

 30 26 



35 30 



34 00 

 37 46 



35 30 



36 10 



Result of sowing different varieties on same date ; 



All varieties 



acre; sown by drill on tallow. 



wind in May. The Indian sorts were badly hurt. 



half-acre plots ; 1^ bushels per 

 except Red Fife, were injured by 



"Variety of Wheat. 



o 



O 



a 



Gehun 



Club Bombay . . 



Blue Stem 



Green Mountain 



Imp. Summer Cob . . . 



Azima Russian 



Russian Ghirka 



Old Red River 



French Imperial 



Colorado 



Hard Red Calcutta . . 



White Delhi 



Pringle's Champlain. 



Red Fife 



Chilian White 



Golden Drop 



Red Connell 



Karachi 



Assiniboia 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



16 

 16 

 29 

 29 

 28 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 24 

 13 

 6 

 25 

 25 

 24 

 25 

 25 

 16 

 23 



P^ 



Sept. 7 

 do 7 

 do 14 

 do 14 



do 14i 

 do 14! 



do 141 

 do 14i 

 do 141 

 do 14 

 do 7 

 7 

 12 

 12 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 14 

 do 14 

 do 14 

 do 11 

 do 14 



Days. 



147 

 147 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 147 

 147 

 152 

 1.52 

 154 

 154 

 154 

 151 

 154 



Feet. 



^ 



3 



4| 

 4i 

 44 



H 



4i 



4i 



4| 

 4i 



H 



3 



41 



4i 

 4i 

 4| 



4| 



Good.. 



do . 

 Frozen. 



do . 



do . 



do . 



do . 



do . 



do . 



do . 

 Good.. 



do . 

 Frozen. 



do . 



do . 



do . 



do . 

 Good.. 

 Frozen. 



bo 3 



fe: 



Lbs. 



65f 



60 



54i 



55J 



564 



57 



59| 



57| 



55| 



573 



63| 



61i 



58 



60 



59i 



573 



57i 



58 



58 



u 



_2<i5 



Bush. lbs. 



22 40 



24 30 



28 20 

 24 48 

 .30 lb 



31 16 



32 00 

 35 12 

 27 16 



33 36 



21 40 



22 00 



34 00 

 38 20 



29 36 

 37 00 

 33 20 

 22 00 

 32 38 



