REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



235 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The land was a clay loam, and was previously in corn, for wliich crop 20 one-horse 

 cart leads of manure were used per acre. The land was ploughed in the fall, and in the 

 spring v/as gone over twice with the spring-tooth, and once with the smoothing harrow, 

 before seeding. The straw was not much lodged and the grain filled well. Very little 

 smut was noticed, and the straw was quite free from rust. 



EXPERI]MENTS WITH SPRING WHEAT. 



The wheat plots each of one-fortieth acre were sown April 26. The land was pre- 

 viously in mangels and received for that crop 20 one-horse cart loads of manure per 

 acre. The soil was a clay loam ploughed in the fall and was in a good state of fertility. 

 Seventy-two varieties were included in the test. The ground was cultivated twice with 

 the spring-tooth and once with the smoothing harrow, and the seed sown at the 

 rate of If bushels pei acre- At the same time 3 lbs. of Alsike, 7 lbs of Mammoth Red 

 Clover and 12 lbs. Timothy seed were sown per acre. The grain made splendid growth 

 and filled out well. The straw was stiff, but a herwiy wind and rain storm lodged small 

 portions of it. The straw was quite free from rust and no smut was noticed. 



SPRING WHEAT TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Kame of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



I 



I 



Japanese Sept. 1.. 



Norval " 1 • • 



Vernon j " 1 • • 



Plum per I " 1 • • 



Kio Grande i " L- 



Hungarian j " 1 • • 



Crown I " !•• 



Huron Aug. 31. . 



Beaudry |Sept. 1 . . 



Benton i Aug. 31 . . 



Advance Sept. 1 . . 



Duflerin ! " !•• 



Colorado j Aug. 31 . . 



Roumanian Sept. 1. . 



Red Fife I " 1- • 



Red Fern i- L. 



Alpha " 1- • 



Early Riga !Aug. 28.. 



Cartier iSept. 1.. 



Preston -Vug. ."1. . 



Clyde ,Sppt. 1.. 



Captor I " 1 ■ ■ 



Wellnian'3 Fife - 4.. 



Byron ^ I " I-- 



Australian, No. 13 " 4.. 



Australian, No. 27 " 4. . 



Crawford " 1 . . 



White Fife I « 4.. 



Countess ' " 1 • ■ 



Goa-e Aug. 31.. 



White Russian Sept. 4.. 



Angus. tAug. 31.. 



Laurel :Sept. 4.. 



Speltz I Aug. 31.. 





128 



128 



128 



123 



128 



12S 



128 



127 



128 



127 



128 



128 



127 



128 



128 



128 



128 



124 



128 



127 



128 



128 



1.31 



128 



131 



131 



128 



131 



128 



127 



1.31 



127 



131 



127 





In. 



4G 



47 



4(5 



46 



54 



48 



53 



50 



48 



46 



48 



52 



47 



52 



43 



52 



52 



48 



48 



48 



50 



48 



48 



4G 



4S 



48 



52 



48 



52 



46 



4S 



47 



54 



44 



Character 

 of 

 Straw. ! 





I In. 



Medium . . i2 to 

 ti . . '2 II 

 II . . '2 II 

 11 . . !2 11 

 3 II 

 2 .1 



2 ,1 



3 „ 

 \2 II 

 2 II 



II z II 



M L^ II 



Medium. .I2 n 



Stiff 



Medium . 

 Stiff..... 

 Medium 



Stiff. 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Bearded . 



Beardless 

 Bearded . . 



Stiff. 



2 .1 



3 ,1 

 2 I, 

 2 .1 



2 II 



3 I, 

 3 .1 



2 II 



3 II 



Weak . . . . i2 n 

 .Stiff \2 II 



.13 .1 

 .12 II 

 .i2ii. 

 . |2"ii 



2 II 



3 II 



2 ,1 



3 I, 

 2 II 



Beardless. , 

 Bearded . . , 

 II . . < 

 Beardless . 

 Bearded.. 



Beardle.ss . 



Medium. . 

 Stiff 



Weak.. 



3 



3i 



3" 



3 



4 



4 



3 



3 



2h 



4 



4 



3 



4 



3 



3 



4 



3 



4 



3 



3 



4 



3 



4 



2i Bearded. 



Bearded . . 

 Beardless . 



-1^ ? 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Lbs 



6,080 



0.720 



6,400 



6,400 



7,000 



6,800 



6,780 



7,200 



7,m) 



5,800 



6,800 



6,520 



6,400 



7,000 



7,200 



7,2<XI 



6,600 



7,000 



5,400 



6,000 



6.200 



6,280 



6,400 



5,800 



7,200 



7,400 



6,400 



6,400 



6,000 



6,000 



5,520 



5,000 



5,120 



6,000 



Bush. lbs. 



55 20 



55 iO 



54 40 



54 .. 



52 20 



52 .. 



51 20 



50 40 



50 .. 



50 .. 



49 20 



49 20 



49 20 



48 40 



48 40 



48 40 



48 40 



48 .. 



48 .. 



t7 20 



47 20 



47 20 



46 40 



46 40 



46 40 



46 40 



46 40 



46 .. 



45 20 



45 20 



44 .. 



44 .. 



43 20 



43 20 





Lbs. 



60 



01 



00 



61 



63 



60 



60 



60 



60i 



60 



60 



59 



60J 



60 



60 



61 



60 



COi 



01 



61 



60 



60 



60 



00 



60 



60 



60 



60^ 



59 



62 



60 



CO 



59i 



4U 



