REPORT OF MR. W. H. FAIRFIELD 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPEEIMENT WITH DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF SEED PER ACRE 



(NON-IRRIGATED). 



Area of plots used, one-twentieth acre each; variety,- Red Fife; sown April 21, 

 1908 :— 



Amount of Seed per Acre. 



Lbs 



15 



30 



45 



60 



75 



t)0 



105 



120 



Weight of 



Straw 

 per Acre. 



Lbs. 



1,120 

 1,240 

 1,940 



2,280 

 2,280 

 2,680 

 2,860 

 2,780 



Yield of 



Grain 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



16 

 24 

 29 

 30 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 31 



40 

 

 20 

 40 

 

 20 

 40 

 20 



EMMER AND SPELT. 



One plot each of one-seventieth acre was sown with Common Emmer and Red 

 Spelt, respectively, on April 13, and cut August 22, thus taking 131 days to mature. 

 A poor stand was obtained from both. The soil was a sandy loam. 



Emmer and Spelt — Test of Varieties (Non-Irrigated). 



