REPORT OF THE CEREALIST 



219 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



FLAX. 



The plots of flax were one-sixtieth of an acre. The seed was sown on May 28, 

 at the rate of 60 pounds to the acre. The soil was a rather heavy loam. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in 'bushels' of 56 pounds. 



Some of the varieties grown in previous years have been dropped, as new, selected 

 strains derived from them are being propagated. 





Name of Variety. 



Xovarossick ..."... 

 White I'loweriiig 



Higa 



Yellow Seed 



Date 



of 

 Ripening. 



Aug. 20. 



.. 10. 



„ 10. 



-, 17. 



No. of 



Days 



Maturing. 



84 

 74 

 74 

 81 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Plants. 



Inches. 



18 

 22 

 22 

 23 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Lbs. 



660 

 630 

 510 

 480 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



m ^ 



11 44 



11 14 



9 6 



8 32 



Weight 



per 



Measured 



Bushel 



after 



Cleaning. 



Lbs. 



54^ 

 55 

 56 

 54i 



FIELD EOOTS. 



The advantage of late pulling for field roots having been clearly proved by the 

 experience of several years, comparative tests, by pulling on two different dates about 

 two weeks apart, have been discontinued. All the roots were harvested at the one time, 

 but the harvesting was left until quite late, so as to enable the roots to make as large 

 a growth as possible. 



The yield per acre of the field roots is calculated from the weight of the crop 

 gathered from one-hundredth of an acre. 



The soil on which the field roots were grown was a heavy loam. 



It is probable that in some instances varieties which are mentioned in these tables 

 under different names are identical in all essential respects. 



In Canada the ton contains 2,000 pounds. 



TUENIPS. 



Two sowings were made of each variety, the first on May 22, and the second on 

 June 5. The seed was used at the rate of about 4 pounds per acre. Before sowing, 

 the land was made up in drills 2 feet apart and rolled with a heavy land roller, which 

 flattened the drills nearly one-half, leaving a firm seed bed. When the young plants 

 were about 3 inches high they were thinned out, leaving them about 7 inches apart 

 in the rows. 



The roots were pulled on October 24. 



