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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII.. A. 1910 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN CORN. 



Fourteen varieties of corn were sown in rows 35 inches apart on May 28, on land 

 broken out of timothy sod the preceding season. Frequent cultivation was given 

 throughout the early summer, but on August 20 a frost nipped it and it was cut- on 

 August 22, while still immature. 



Three varieties were sown in drills at different distances, under similar conditions 

 of soil and cultivation. 



Corn — Test of Varieties. 



u 



CD 



S 

 P 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 



Name of Variety. 



Character 



of 



Soil. 



Longfellow 



North Dakota White 



Ootnpton's Early 



Superior Fodder 



White Cap Yellow Dent. 



Angel of Midnight 



Early Mastodon 



Selected Learning 



Mammoth Cuban 



Pride of the North 



Wood's Northern DuiD. 



Salzer's all Gold 



Eureka 



Champion White Peui 1 . . 



Clay loam 



Date Sown. 



May 23. 



M 28. 



.. 28. 



„ 28. 



M 28. 



H 28. 



„ 28. 



M 28. 



„ 28. 



M 28. 



„ 28. 



„ 28. 



., 28. 



M 28. 



Date Cut. 



Aug. 22. 



,. 22. 



,. 22. 



M 22. 



„ 22. 



,. 22. 



>, 22. 



M 22. 



„ 22. 



M 22 



>, 22 



M 22. 



M 22. 



n 22. 



Height. 



In. 



56 

 53 

 51 

 57 

 56 

 48 

 61 

 57 

 51 

 54 

 53 

 58 

 53 

 53 



Weight 

 per Acre. 



Tons. Lbs. 



11 880 

 11 



10 1120 



10 680 



9 480 



9 480 



8 1160 



8 280 



7 1400 



7 960 



6 1640 



6 1200 



6 320 



5 1880 



Indian Corn — Test of Seeding at Different Distances. 



ROOT CROPS. 



All the root crops of 1908 were grown on land from which a crop of Brome Grass 

 had been taken in July of 1907, afterwards ploughed and manured and worked 

 thoroughly till frost came. In the spring of 1908 the land was again thoroughly disked 

 and a splendid catch was secured. .The heavy rains of June favoured rapid growth 

 and frequent cultivation kept them growing, so that a good crop was harvested. The 

 yields were computed from the weights of roots on two rows, each 66 feet in length 

 and 30 inches apart. 



