REPORT OF MR. G. H. BUTTON 



345 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH EMMER AND SPELT. 



Red Spelt and Common Emmer were sown on April 15, on clay loam, ploughed 

 timothy sod in the fall of 1907. 



Experiments with Emmer and Spelt. 



Name. 



Common Emmer. 

 Red Spelt 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Bearded. . 

 Beardless . 



Yield. 



Lbs 



2400 

 3180 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



6900 

 6220 



EXPERIMENTS WITH RYE. 



One variety of fall rye was sown on August 21, 1907, and was harvested on July 

 30, 1908. A plot of spring rye was sown April 10, and harvested on August 14. 



The seed of both was sown on timothy sod at the rate of 1^ bushels per acre. 

 Eollowing are the yields : — 



Experiments with Rye. 



Name. 



Spring Rye ... 



Fall Rye, Mammoth White 



No. of days 

 Maturing. 



126 

 344 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



41 



27 



14 



48 



Weight 

 per Bushel. 



Lbs. 



561 

 55 



EALL SOWING OF OATS. 



On November 9, in 1907, just previous to the land freezing up, a plot of Tartar 

 King oats was sown on well drained, summer-ploughed and well-worked timothy sod. 

 Many argue since oats volunteer so readily, that time could be saved by fall seeding. 

 A plot was sown in the spring of 1908 beside fall-sown oats which grew well and 

 ripened early, but none of the seed sown in the fall germinated. Winter conditions 

 of climate were unfavourable, and the vitality of the seed was destroyed. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 



In average yield the results of the experiments with oats were not as satisfactory 

 as in 1907. The straw, however, stood better, and the grain was of better quality. 



The seed was sown on April 15, at the rate of about 2 bushels per acre, on timothy 

 sod ploughed in 1907, after the hay crop was taken off, and well worked during the 

 fall. The soil was black clay loam. 



Twenty-four varieties were sown on plots of one-sixtieth of an acre each. All 

 made good growth and produced a fair yield. None of the varieties rusted. Pioneer 

 again takes first place in point of yield, but, since it is a black oat, it cannot be recom- 

 mended for general cultivation, but for feed only. 



