350 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 

 BAKLEY— TEST OF VARIETIES IN FIELD LOTS. 



Two varieties of six-rowed and two varieties of two-rowed barley were sown on fall 

 ploughed stubble land. The crop grew well and ripened early, producing a fair yield 

 of grain of good quality. 



Barley — Test of Varieties in Field Lots. 



"Variety. 



Six Bowed. 



Mansfield 



Mensury 



Two Rowed. 



Sidney 



Invincible 



Soil. 



Black clay 

 loam . . . 



Size of 

 Plot. 



Acres. 



n 



2 



oi 



"3 



' ate 

 Sown. 



April 24.. 

 n 24.. 



24.. 



24.. 



Date Cut. 



Aug. 7. 



15. 

 17. 



Days 

 Maturing. 



105 

 105 



113 

 115 



Yield. 



Bush. Lbs. 



66 2 



49 42 



45 

 40 



36 

 17 



BARLEY— QUANTITIES OF SEED PER ACRE. 



Two varieties of barley, Invincible representing two-rowed varieties, and Mensury 

 the six-rowed, were sown on April 21, on timothy sod, using from 1 to 3 bushels of 

 seed jjer acre in each case. As the quantity of seed per acre increased, the length of 

 head and length of time required to mature decreased. 



Barley — Quantities of Seed per Acre. 



