REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 



313 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EoTATioN Tests. 



S 



Name of Variety. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



5 



G 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



Wheat 



Peaa 



Tares 



Alsike 



Red Clover 



Alfalfa 



Wheat 



Oats 



Emmer . 

 Oats. . . 

 Whear . 

 Barley. 



Character 

 of Soil. 



After peas .... 



After tares 



After alsike 



After red clover. 

 After alfalfa 



After fallow. 



After oats. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Aug. 24. 

 24. 

 24. 

 29. 

 29. 



60 



CD 's-i 



o 



12; 



129 

 129 

 128 

 134 

 134 



o.S 



Ins. 



48 

 47 

 44 

 48 

 46 



cS bo 

 4; i— I e 

 M 01. S 

 l^J2 B 



-§§ 



^J 



Lbs. 



51 



60 



63 



62i 



63 



Cut July 15 ; ground too hard to plough them under. 



II II II II II 



Ploughed under September 15. 



Aug. 29. 

 24. 

 24. 

 29. 

 29. 

 29. 

 29. 

 29. 

 29. 



134 

 132 

 131 

 136 

 134 

 134 

 114 

 112 

 112 



46 

 51 

 49 

 50 

 33 

 36 

 33 

 34 

 40 



Strong. . . 

 Medium. 



Strong 



Cut green on account of wild oats appearing in crop. 



Aug. 15. 

 15, 



9:; 



97 



30 

 30 



Strong 



3 

 3 

 3 

 3 



2i 

 2i 

 7 



^4 



35 42 



36 32 

 31 40 

 31 10 

 14 36 

 14 6 

 46 4 



52 "2 



64 

 62 

 62i 



58 

 58 



1,284 



27 36 

 22 20 



FALL EYE. 



For several years a few acres of fall rye have been sown with good success. In 

 1907 the plot of IJ acres was extremely heavy and lodged greatly, and in 1908 a good 

 seeding was found on the ground, and, without cultivation or harrowing, this was left 

 for a second crop, the result both in straw and grain being satisfactory, considering 

 the work put on the plot. Cultivation two or three inches deep would no doubt have 

 increased the crop greatly. 



For early pasture in the spring, or for fodder or hay before other crops are avail- 

 able, fall rye is very satisfactory. 



Fall Rye. 



Size of Plot, 



Acres. 





Date Sown. 



Volunteer 

 Sept. 8..., 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Medii 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



In. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



27 

 55 



10 

 20 



Weight 

 per Bushel 



after 

 Cleaning. 



Lbs. 



57 



57 



