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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



ness is dependent upon the proportion of sulphate of copper that they contain, 

 sulphate of iron being of little value as a fungicide. 



The wheat that was used in the tests this year was not very smutty, and even 

 the untreated grain shows a very small ijroportion of smut. 



Following are the results of this year's tests : — 



Treatment. 



Formalin dipped 



II sprinkled . 



Bluestone dipped . . . 

 II spiinkled 



Anti-Fungi dipped . 



Not treated 



Smutty Heads 



in 



9 sq. feet. 



none 



Good Heads 

 in 



9 sq. feet. 



490 

 566 

 499 

 495 

 405 

 492 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. 



40 

 40 

 39 

 38 

 3S 

 38 



Lbs. 



10 

 20 

 20 

 50 

 50 

 50 



FIELD CROPS OF WHEAT. 



Variety. 



White Fife 



Percy 



Stanley 



Red Fife (1) 



M (2) 



Preston (1) 



" (2) 



Pringle's Champlain 



Number 



of 

 Acres. 



4 

 3 

 4 

 9 

 4 

 6 

 12 

 4 



43 



78 

 71 

 43 

 1 



83 



Preparation of Land. 



Fall ploughing, 



II 

 Summerf allow . 



II 



II 



II 

 Fall ploughing 

 Summerfallow . 



Days 



Maturing. 



102 

 99 

 115 

 123 

 123 

 117 

 117 

 119 



Total Yield. 



Bush. 



140 

 . 82 

 130 

 345 

 130 

 215 

 288 

 175 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



63 

 60f 

 59 

 60 



61i 



'58" 



