16 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



The size of the plots was one-fortieth of an acre each and the pease were sown on 

 April 23 at the rate of two to three bushels per acre, depending on the size of the pea. 



PEASE TEST OP VARIETIES. 



£ 



n 



^ 



Name of Variety. 



I'Cooper . . . 



2 Mackay 



3 Pride 



4 Nelson 



5 Pearl 



6 Paragon 



7 Arthur 



8 Fenton 



9 Harrison's Glory. 



10 Crown 



11 Canadian Beauty 



12 Field Gray 



13 Prince Albert 



14 Alma 



15 Kent 



16 Prince 



17 Early Britain 



18 Daniel O'Rourke 



19 Golden Vine 



20 White Wonder 



21 English Gray 



22 Prussian Blue 



23 Black Eyed Marrowfat 



24 Multiplier 



25 Cl-.ancellor 



26 King 



27 Duke 



28 Carleton 



29 Elliot 



30 New Potter 



81 Trilby 



32 Creeper 



33 Agnes 



34 Vincent 



35 Fergus 



36 Dover 



37Macoun. 



38 Wisconsin Blue 



39 Archer 



40 Ehiphant Blue 



41 Bruce 



42 Oddfellow. 



43 Large White Marrowfat. . . 

 44|Gray (Pisum Arvense, No. 



13 from Norway) 



45|Gregory 



46;Maple 



47|Victoria 



48 Centennial 



49iMummy 



BO|French Canner 



51tPerth 



52 Bright 



63 



54 



55 



66 



57 



58 



Bedford 



Picton 



Lanark 



German White 



Elder 



j Herald 



69|Chelsea 



60| Grass Pea 



61|Marrowfat (fr. Norway).. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



20. 

 20. 

 29. 

 28. 

 27. 

 24. 

 20. 

 23. 

 25. 

 27. 

 22. 

 28. 

 22. 

 2:1. 

 29., 

 26., 

 4., 

 15. 



m tC 



O cS 



119 

 125 

 128 

 127 

 120 

 123 

 119 

 122 

 124 

 120 

 121 

 127 

 121 

 128 

 128 

 125 

 133 

 114 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Medium. 

 Strong.. . 

 Medium . 



II 

 Strong. . . 

 Medium. 

 Strong . . . 



Medium. 

 Strong. . . 



Medium. 

 Strong. . . 



Medium . 

 Strong. . , 



Medium . 



Strong . 



Medium . , 

 Strong . . . , 

 Mediuin. . 

 Strong. . . , 



Medium. 

 .Strong.. 



Medium . 

 Strong . . . 





Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. Inches. Bush. Lbs. 



65—70 



70—75 



45—50 



45—50 



70—75 



30—35 



55—60 



60—65 



70—75 



60—65 



65—70 



60—65 



75—80 



65—00 



55—60 



70-75 



45-50 



70—75 



60—65 



30-35 



60—65 



70—75 



70-75 



70-75 



70—75 



45—50 



60-65 



75-80 



75—80 



55-60 



70-75 



60—65 



70-75 



60—65 



65-70 



70-75 



75—80 



70—75 



70—75 



55-00 



60-65 



48-54 



65—70 



65-70 

 75-80 

 70—75 

 75—80 

 70-75 

 55—00 

 50-55 

 00—65 

 75—80 

 70—75 

 50—55 

 75—80 

 55-00 

 80—85 

 75—80 

 70—75 

 60-05 

 40—45 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



2i-2| 

 2 —23 

 2i-2|- 

 2 —2h 



2i-2f 



H-2 



2i-2| 

 ia 9J. 



2 91 



2i-2i 



l|-2i 



l|-2| 



2i-3 



2i-2| 



2-2I 



n-n 



2 — 2tL 



lf-2i 

 2 —2h 

 1|-2| 

 1 — 1* 

 2|-3| 



31 

 31 

 31 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 28 

 28 

 27 

 26 

 20 

 23 

 20 



40 

 40 



20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 



20 

 40 



20 

 40 



26 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 



26 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 



20 

 40 



20 



20 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 



20 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 40 



26 



40 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



63 



62 



61 



63 



61 



03 



63 



62 



63 



63 



62^ 



C2i 



ou 



61 



61i 



62 



61i 



63i 



63 



03 



62i 



63 



62 



63i 



621 



63| 



62i 



02 



61f 



63 



s* 



63| 



62h 



63 



62i 



63" 



63i 



62 



62i 



02.* 



05"" 



03 



04 



02 



63 



62i 



01^ 



03 



62iL 



62| 



634 



63 



63^ 



63i 



63 



03 



C2i 



03 



59 



60 



