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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH WHEAT. 



Sixteen varieties of wheat were sown April 18, on uniform plots of one-twentieth 

 of an acre each. The land was a clay loam, summerfallowed in 1907, and in excellent 

 condition at the time of sowing. The grain was sown at the rate of one and a half 

 bushels per acre. Weather and soil conditions were ideal throughout most of the 

 growing season, and an excellent growth was the result, with very little rust, no 

 smut, and very little lodging. 



Several varieties are included this time for the first year. Marquis and Chelsea 

 are cross-bred varieties that promise well as early wheats of good quality. Minnesota 

 No. 188 is a strain of Preston that has given particularly good results in Minnesota. 

 Registered Red Fife is a strain of Red Fife that has been selected for seven years 

 by a member of the Canadian Seed Growers Association. 



WHEAT-^TEST OF VARIETIES. 





Name of Variety. 



1 Marquis 



2 Chelsea 



3 Preston . 



4 Red Fife H. 



5 Registered Red Fife. 



6 Bishop. 



7 White Russian. 



8 White Fife. 



9 Huron . 

 10 Percy A 



lllPringle's Champlain. 

 12 Stanley . 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



Red Fern 



Riga 



Minnesota 1S8 



Hungarian White. 



fee 



a 



• ft 



a 

 <v 





Aug. 



12 

 12 

 13 

 18 

 18 

 14 

 19 

 20 

 12 

 15 

 13 

 16 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 13 





116 

 116 

 117 

 122 

 122 

 118 

 123 

 124 

 116 

 119 

 117 

 120 

 119 

 118 

 118 

 117 



o g 



In. 



41 

 42 

 45 

 38 

 38 

 46 

 42 

 41 

 43 

 47 

 38 

 47 

 46 

 45 

 42 

 40 



a> 



o 

 eS 

 St 

 eS 



-a 

 O 



Stiff. 

 Fair. 

 Stiff. 



Fair. 

 Stiff. 



T3 



w 



o 



bo 



c 



In. 



3i 



3i 



3^ 



3 



3i 



3| 



32 



3| 



3i 



3| 

 3i 

 3A 



3 



3| 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Bald. . . . 



It ... 

 Bearded 

 Bald . . . 



It ... 



II ... 



It ... 



II ... 

 Bearded 

 Bald . . . 

 Bearded 

 Bald . . . 

 Bearded 

 Bald . . . 

 Bearded 



u 

 02 



O 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



6c - Jj 



Lbs. 3 



4,550 49 



4,170 45 



4,990 



4,610 



5,150 



4,700 



4,840 



5,030 



4,930 



4,740 



4,850 



4,270 



4,990 



4,210 36 



4,440 36 



4,830 34 



45 

 41 

 40 

 40 



39 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 36 



10 

 30 

 10 

 30 

 50 



20 

 50 

 50 

 40 

 30 

 10 

 50 

 30 



30 



-"5 



^ "= 5 

 01 



Lbs. 



64^ 



6H 



61 



63 



61 



60 



61 



62i 



59i 



59 



61 



59 



62i 



60 



59 



61 



Rusted. 



Very slightly. 

 Slightly. 

 Considerably. 

 Very slightly. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



WHEAT— TEST OF VARIETIES. 



AVERAGE OF FIVE YEARS. 



Following is a list of a number of the leading varieties of wheat and their average 

 yield on this farm for the past five years. 



Variety. 



[Average Days 

 Maturing. 



Preston 



Red Fife 



Huron 



White Fife 



Pringle's Champlain 



Stanley 



Percy 



White Russian 



Red Fern 



Average Yield 

 per Acre. 



