REPORT OF MR. ANGUS 2IACKAY 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Wheat — ^Average and Total Yields. 



An average of 29 bushels, 56 lbs. per acre. 



Wheat — Five Years Comparison of Field Lots. 



The average yield per acre, and time taken to mature, of five varieties of wheat 

 grown in field lots under similar conditions for the past five years are given below: — 



Durum Wheat — Test of Varieties. 

 Four sorts were tested. Sown April 16, on clay loam. 



Name of Variety. 



Yellow Ghamovka 



Goose 



Kubanka 



Roumanian 



J= 5 

 be o 



a a 



In. 



53 



55 

 52 

 55 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Bearded . 





bo 



Lbs. 



4,080 

 4,34) 

 3, 940 

 3,160 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



M-G bi) 



Bush. Lbs. 



40 

 37 

 33 

 30 



20 



Lbs. 



62 

 60i 

 62 

 60^ 



16—20 



