14 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



FALL WHEAT TEST OF VARIETIES. 



s 



3 



Name of Variety. 



1 Dawson's GoldenChaff 



2 Imperial Amber . 



3 Egyptian Amber 



4 Surprise 



5 Jones' Winter Fife. . . 



6 Reliable 



7 Red Velvet Chafif.... 



8 Gold Coin 



9 Poole 



10 Velvet Chaff 



-11 Bnda Pesth 



12[Golden Cross 



ISJTreadwell 



14| Early Red Clawson . 

 15|Long Berry Red 



1 6 Tasmania Red 



17 Turkey Red 



18 Pride of Illinois 



19Bonnell .., 



20 American Bronze 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 in". 



July 



25 

 2(! 

 28 

 28 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 26 

 28 

 25 

 26 

 29 

 29 

 28 

 26 

 26 

 27 

 26 

 28 

 28 



be 



Q 



322 

 323 

 325 

 325 

 324 

 324 

 324 

 323 

 325 

 322 

 323 

 326 

 326 

 325 

 323 

 323 

 324 

 .323 

 325 

 325 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. 



55—57 

 58-60 

 53-55 

 57—59 

 49—51 

 48—50 

 57—59 

 50—52 

 49—51 

 53—55 

 50—52 

 43—45 

 50—52 

 49—51 

 50—52 

 49—51 

 45—47 

 49—51 

 58—60 

 48—50 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Stiff.... 

 Mediima 

 Stiff.... 



It • . • 



tt ... 



H ... 



tt ... 



tl ... 



II ... 



tf ... 



Medium 



Stiff.... 



II ... 



Weak '. '. 

 Medium 



Stiff.... 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Beardless , 

 Bearded . . 



It 

 Beardless , 



ft 

 Bearded . . 

 Beardless , 



Bearded . 



Beardless , 

 Bearded . , 



Beardless . 



Rusted. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



II 

 Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



II 

 Considerably. 

 Badly. 

 Slightly. 



Badly. 

 Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 Badly 



Slightly. . 

 Considerably, 



GRAIN SOWN IN DIFFERENT QUANTITIES PER ACRE ON SANDY 



AND CLAY LOAM. 



These experiments were all conducted on plots of one-fortieth acre each on both 

 sandy loam and clay loam. It will be noticed that the crops are heaviest on the clay 

 loam in every instance while those on the sandy loam are very variable probably owing 

 to unevenness in the quality of the land. 



WHEAT SOWN IN DIFFERENT QUANTITIES PER ACRE ON SANDY LOAM SOIL. 



{So%vn in 1902, May 3 ; ripe, August 18.) 



Name of Variety. 



Preston 1 bush, per acre. 



II 1^ II 

 11 li 



o 



H .i M 



II 2^ 11 



II 3 II 



1901. 



No. of 

 Days 



Maturing. 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



10 

 15 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 19 



20 



40 

 20 



40 



1902. 



No. of 



Days 



Maturing. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



108 

 108 

 108 

 108 

 108 

 108 



24 

 20 

 15 

 10 

 20 

 17 



40 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 



WHEAT SOWN IN DIFFERENT QUANTITIES PER ACRE ON CLAY LOAM SOIL. 



(Sown in 1902, April 24 ; ripe, August 10.) 



Preston 1 bush, per acre. 

 I, li 



.. li 



II 2 M 



11 2.5 11 



11 3 II 



