REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No, 16 



REPORT ON SEEDS SUPPLIED BY THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM, DEPARTMENT OF 

 AGRICULTURE, SOWN IN YUKON TERRITORY DURING SEASON OF 1905. 



Tested by. 



Wm. Horkan. 



Name of Seed. 



Mensury barley. 



ti II ... 



(Seed received 1904. 



Odessa barley. 



Timothy grass 



Brome grass 



Hungarian grass . . . 

 Western Rye grass . 



Date of 

 Planting. 



P. Reitama.. 



Welcome oats. 



Impr'd Ligowo oats , 



Stanley wheat 



Preston wheat 



Rochester Rose pota- 

 toes. 



Vick's Extra Early 

 potatoes. 



Timothy grass 



Western Rye grass. . 



13-6-1905 

 23-5-1905 



15-e-1905 



12-6-1905 



12-6-1905 



12-6-1905 



12-6-1905 

 13-6-1905 



15-6-1905 

 15-6-1905 

 15-^1905 



15-6-1905 

 12-6-1905 



12-6-1905 



8-6-1905 

 &-e-1905 



Date of 

 Report. 



18-S-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18 8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



18-8-1905 



9-9-1905 

 9-9-1905 



Report of Grower. 



18-8-1905 Sown in new ground, well worked, and is 

 doing well, but was planted too late for 

 perfect maturity this season. 



I planted the same seed in the Government 

 House garden and it ripened well and will 

 be ready for harvest in one week more, or 

 about 13 weeks from seed to sickle. Excel- 

 lent for the Yukon either for hay or grain, 

 but should be planted early. 



Notwithstanding late sowing and continued 

 dry weather in June and July it has grown 

 vigorously but can hardly npen perfectly 

 this season. If sown in May or early in 

 June I believe this would be a useful and 

 profitable variety for this climate. 



Sown in Administration lawn separately and 

 mixed — has done remarkably well, was cut 

 four times and is now refreshing to look at. 

 Well adapted for lawn, pasture and meadow 

 in the Yukon. 



Sown in Government House lawn separately 

 and mixed with other grasses and in all 

 cases has proved a vigorous grower. A 

 good hay and field grass for this climate. 



Sown in Government House grounds, has 

 done well, was cut three times and is now 

 growing vigorously. A useful grass for 

 thin climate. 



Sown on Government House lawn in partial 

 shade. Growth vigorous and very satis- 

 factory. 



Sown in Administration grounds separately 

 and mixed with other grasses and in each 

 case has done well and is now verdantly 

 and vigorously growing. Well adapted for 

 this climate. 



Good vigorous grower, but sown too late for 

 this season's harvest. It is now doing well 

 and will be an excellent crop for the Yukon 

 if sown early as frost will permit. 



Growing well and promising good returns, 

 but too late for this season's harvest. A 

 good hardy oat that should be planted 

 early. 



Sown in new ground, well worked. Is grow- 

 ing nicely and looking well, but too late 

 for practical results this year. I have re- 

 served some of the seed for early planting 

 next season. 



Growing vigorously and full of promise, but 

 too late to mature before frost. I have re- 

 served some of the seed for next season's 

 early sowing. 



A good strong vigorous grower ; stalks stout 

 and well shaped ; tubers of good size and 

 maturing well considering the very late 

 sowing. I think it will be an excellent 

 variety for early planting. 



Stalk growth slender and small, tubers 

 equally backward. Not so good, so far, as 

 the Rochester Rose, sown in the same soil 

 and under equal conditions. Seed received 

 too late for satisfactory test. 

 Growth fairly good. 

 Growth very poor. 



