12 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 

 SPRING WHEAT — TEST OF VARIETIES — Continued. 



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22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 



2S 

 2:J 

 30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 42 

 43 

 44 

 45 

 46 

 47 

 48 

 4!) 

 50 

 51 

 52 

 53 

 54 

 55 

 56 

 67 

 58 

 5'.i 

 60 

 61 

 62 

 63 

 64 

 65 

 66 

 67 



68 

 60 

 70 

 71 

 72 

 73 

 74 

 75 

 76 

 77 

 78 

 7i.' 

 80 



Name of Variety. 



White 



Plumper . . 



Ebert .... 



Red Fife . 



White Fife, 



Dion's .... 



Vernon .... 



Campbell's 

 Chaff 



Benton 



BjTon 



Clyde 



Essex 



Prospect 



Minnesota No. 149.. . 



Australian No. 19 — 



White Connell 



Japanese 



Robin's P»,ust Proof. . 



Minnesota No. 181... 



Australian No. 13 — 



Colorado 



Hastings 



Rideau 



Advance 



Progress 



Nixon 



Minnesota No. 169.. . 



Minnesota No. Itj3.. . 



Mason 



Lakefield 



Beaudry 



Eraser 



Norval . . 



Morley 



Harper 



Wellmau's Fife 



Harold 



Blair 



Red Swedish 



Gehun 



Captor 



Robson .... 



Orleans 



Markham 



Ladoga 



Beauty 



Florence 



Felbrig Australian 

 No. 7; 



Australian H 



Emporium 



Alpha 



Weldon 



Tracey 



Bovle 



Australian No 33 . . . 



Oxbow 



Chester 



Stanley 



Dayton 



Newdale 



Australian No. 1 . . . 

 81, Australian No. 12. .. 

 82i Australian No. 28. . . 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Aug. 



13 

 3 

 14 

 15 

 14 

 16 



14 

 15 

 15 

 17 

 18 

 14 

 16 

 16 

 15 

 12 

 15 

 15 

 17 

 11 

 7 

 6 

 14 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 16 

 13 

 14 

 11 

 1 

 7 



15 



15 



15 



3 



8 



12 



6 



11 



13 



15 



Iti 



11 



15 



14 



10 

 19 

 16 

 ir, 

 15 

 18 

 15 

 15 

 IG 

 14 

 14 

 8 

 16 

 14 

 18 

 15 





120 

 110 

 121 

 122 

 121 

 12:^ 



121 



122 



122 



124 



125 



121 



123 



123 



122 



119 



Vi> 



122 



124 



118 



114 



113 



121 



122 



122 



122 



123 



iL'O 



121 



118 



108 



114 



122 



12 



122 



110 



115 



119 



113 



lis 



120 

 122 

 123 

 118 

 122 

 121 



123 

 120 

 123 

 123 

 122 

 119 



122 

 117 

 121 

 121 

 115 

 123 

 115 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. 



53-55 

 50—54 

 53—55 

 56—58 

 56-58 

 54—56 



54—53 

 55 — 57 

 52—54 

 58-60 

 57—59 

 53-55 

 48—50 

 51—53 



48— ro 



50—52 

 58—60 

 54—56 

 50-52 

 ^3-58 

 57—59 

 49—51 

 56-58 

 5S-e0 

 56—58 

 51—53 

 53—55 

 55-57 

 58-60 

 52—54 

 48—50 

 55-57 

 58-60 

 55—57 

 52—54 

 48—50 

 44-46 

 57—59 

 47—49 

 55—57 

 57—59 

 58—60 

 57—59 

 55 — 57 

 57—59 

 54-56 



00 



52 

 57 

 ri4 

 59 

 54 

 GO 

 57 

 46 

 50 

 56 

 5G 

 53 

 50 



119 50- 

 IIGI 51- 



-57 

 -.n4 

 -59 

 -50 

 -Gl 

 -56 

 -62 

 -59 

 -48 

 -52 

 -58 

 -58 

 — 55 

 -52 

 -52 

 53 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Weak . . 



Stiff.... 



II .... 



II .... 



If ... 



Medium 



Stiff ... 

 Weak . . 

 Medium 



Weak . , 

 Stiff.... 



Medium . 

 Stiff 



Medium. 

 Stiff ... 

 Weak . . . 

 Stiff.. .. 



II 



Medium. 

 Stiff 



II 



Medium. 



Stiff 



Medium . 

 Stiff 



11 . . . . . 



II 



II • , . . 



Weak '. '. '. 

 Stiff 



Weak ; . . 

 Stiff 



It , . . . 



II 



II 



II 



II . . . . 



It : . . . . 



If 



Medium. 

 Stiff .... 



II 



Medium. 

 Stiff 



It 



M 



II 



II 



Weak " ! '. 



Stiff 



II . . . . 

 Medium. 

 Stiff 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Yield 



per 



Acre 



Inches. 3 



3h—4k [Bearded. .139 



Beardless. :39 



38 



38 



Bearded. . 



3|-4^ 



3 —3* 



Beardless. 



Bearded. . 

 Beardless . 



Bearded . . 

 Beardless . 



Bearded. . 

 Beardless . 

 II . . 

 Bearded. . 

 Beardless . 



Bearded. 



38 

 38 



38 

 .38 

 38 

 38 

 38 

 3S 

 38 

 38 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 Beardless . '35 

 .135 

 .'34 



Bearded. . 

 Pe.ardless. 

 Bearded. . 



M . . 



Beardless . 



I'earded. . 

 Beardless. 



Bearded. . 

 Beardless . 



34 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 33 

 33 

 33 



33 

 33 



32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 32 



I. . . '31 



M . . l30 



Bearded. .130 



Beardless. 30 



. . .30 



I. . . 130 



II . . 30 



1-) 



20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 





40 

 40 



20 

 20 

 20 



62 

 Gl 

 61 

 61 

 63 

 Gl 



Rusted. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



62 'Slightly 



GLV! M 

 62h\ 11 

 01 



20 



20 



20 



20 



20 



40 



40 



40 



40 



40 



40 



40 



40 61 

 03 

 GO 



20; 62 



20 Gl 



20 62 



20 62 



20' GO 



G2i 



62i 



62 



61 



61^ 



GU 

 6-A 

 60" 

 GOi 

 G2|i 

 02I 

 GO' 

 61i 



mi 



Gl 

 01 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



611 



Gl| 



401 G2 

 621 

 59 

 GOi 



Badly. 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



Slightly. 



Considerabh'. 

 Slightly. 



Badly. 

 Slightly. 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



59 



6U 



GOi ' Considerably. 



CA'\ 



59i'; 



Gl" 



Slightly. 



j Considerably. 



10 59 Slightly. 



20 OOi Considerably. 



40! 62 Slightly. 



40 Gl 



4 GO 



40 61 



40 61 



— 60 



— 60 

 20 03i 

 40 02" 

 401 59 



40 

 40 

 40 

 40 61 



G2i 

 GOi 



(;o| 



Considerably. 



11 

 Slightly. 



