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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



Fall Wheat. 



For the first time in all the tests made with winter wheat since the farm started 

 the crop came through safely from spring-killing. The grain was considerably 

 shrunken and the yield not heavy. Date of seeding, September 18, 1907 ; ripe and cut, 

 August 4; name of variety, Turkey Red; straw strong, 47 inches long; heads bearded, 

 Si inches in length; yield 27 bushels per acre. 



Last fall (1908) Turkey Red fall wheat was sown on August 13, 21 and 31, and 

 Kharkoiv fall wheat on September 19. Kharkov is a purer strain of Turkey Red 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 



TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Twenty-six varieties were sown May 5 on fallowed land. A few varieties were on 

 lighter soil than others and suffered from the hot, dry July. These were Kendal 

 White, Lincoln, Milford White, Swedish Select, Swedish Select (regenerated), 

 Virginia White and Joanette. Plots were each one-twentieth acre. 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



Test of Oats in Eield Lots. 



Six varieties were sown in fields on fallowed land from May 1 to 7; 2 J bushels 

 were sown to the acre on account of rather low germination. Banner oats, which 

 usually head all varieties in yield, did not sustain their good reputation. This may 

 have been caused by weak vitality in the seed, and larger acreage sown. 



