REPORT OF TEE CEREALTST 



215 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Kirsche. — This wheat was received from Mr. A. Kirsche of PfiffeiLach-Apolda. 

 It produces large red kernels. The head is short and beardless, slightly tapering, and 

 with the spikelets set very close together. The chaff is smooth and somewhat reddish. 

 As this wheat is late in ripening, is badly affected by rust and shows very distinct 

 lack of strength in its gluten it seems unnecessary to further test it in this country. 



The plots of wheat were sown on April 24th, and were all one-fortieth of an acre 

 in extenit. The seed was used at the rate of IJ bushels to the acre. The soil was a 

 loam of good quality. 



The yield per acre is expressed in * bushels ' of 60 pounds. 



*Varietie3 produced at the Central Experimental Farm are marked with an 

 asterisk. 



Sprinq Wheat — Test of Varieties. 





1 



2 

 3 

 4 



5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 38 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 



Name of Variety. 



Australian F 



Chester* 



Weliman's Fife 



Advance* 



Australian No. 12 



Early Riga * 



Preston * 



Pringle's Champlain 



Gehun 



Da'.vn * 



Kuion *■ 



Red Fife 



Red Fern 



McKendiy's Fife (Minn. 181) 



Hungarian V/hite 



Riga * 



Downv Riga* 



Laurel * 



Stanley* 



White Russian 



Australian No. 9 



Monarch 



Ebert * 



Uolorado 



Bishop * 



Clyde* 



Minnesota No. 1G3 ..." 



Australian No. 28 



Herisson Bearded 



Countess * 



Percy * 



White Fife 



Nixon * . . . 



Haynes' BlueStem(Minn. 1G9) 



Marvel 



Power's Fife (Minn. 149} 



Weldon* 



Blue Stem 



Saunnir 



Pearl 



Kirsche 



Date 

 of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 



July 

 Aug. 



II 

 July 

 Aug. 



July 



Aug. 

 ti 



M 

 II 

 II 



July 

 Aug. 



3 



29 

 5 

 3 

 2 



27 

 2 

 1 



26 

 3 

 5 

 7 



3 



5 



5 



27 



27 



7 



2 



14 



O 



s 



29 



5 



1 



7 



8 



3 



8 



2 



2 



8 



8 



7 



14 



8 



5 



14 



14 



14 



15 



Q 



d 



101 

 90 

 103 

 101 

 100 

 94 

 100 

 99 

 93 

 101 

 103 

 105 

 101 

 103 

 103 

 94 

 94 

 105 

 100 

 112 

 100 

 106 

 9G 

 103 

 99 

 105 

 106 

 101 

 106 

 100 

 100 

 106 

 106 

 105 

 112 

 106 

 103 

 112 

 112 

 112 

 113 



Length 



of 

 Straw 

 includ- 

 ing 

 Head. 



Inches. 



46 

 49 

 50 

 52 

 47 

 45 

 47 

 45 

 45 

 47 

 50 

 48 

 52 

 50 

 47 

 46 

 45 

 47 

 47 

 51 

 41 

 47 

 44 

 48 

 46 

 46 

 51 

 44 

 48 

 47 

 47 

 47 

 48 

 51 

 52 

 47 

 48 

 51 

 43 

 51 

 47 



Character 

 of 



Straw. 



to 48 Stiff 



iledium 

 Stiff . 



Medium 



Stiff.. 

 Weak 

 Medium 

 Stiff 



Medium 

 Stiff.... 

 Medium 



51 



52 



54 



49 



47 



49 



47 



47 



49 



52 



50 



54 



52 



49 



48 



47 



49 



49 



53 



43 



49 



46 



50 



48 



48 Weal 



53 Stiff 



46 



50 Medium 



49 



49 



49 



50 



53 



54 



49 



50 



53 



45 



53 



49; 



Stiff .. , . 

 Weak . . 

 Medium 

 Stiff .. . . 

 Medium 



Stiff, 



Medium 

 Weak . . 

 Stiff .. . . 

 Medium 



Weak.. 



Stiff..., 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



^t II oa 



39 40 



37 40 



36 20 

 36 



35 20 

 35 



34 20 



34 20 



34 20 



34 20 



33 30 



33 20 



33 20 

 33 

 33 

 33 



32 50 



28 40 



,27 20 

 27 

 27 



26 40 



26 40 



26 20 



25 20 



25 20 



23 40 



20 20 



a; 



a c 

 .a 



Lbs. 



60 

 60 

 60 

 60i 



60i 



61 



60 



59 



59^ 



59 



59 



62i 



61 



60| 



60 



60 



58| 



59 



561 



50i 



59i 



591 



58 



56| 



59 



60 



60 



61 



59 



59J 



60 



57i 



55 



60i 



59 



56 



56 



68 



57 



Rusted. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 



If 

 Considerably. 



Slightly. 



Eadly. 



Slightly. 



Considerabl V . 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 



Badly." 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Badly." 



Slightly. 



Badly. 



