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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



Earliest Varieties of Tv'O-roxo Barley. — The earliest variety among the more pro- 

 ductive sorts tested for the past five years is Beaver. It ripens about two or three 

 days before French Chevalier. 



Beardless and Hulless Tu.o-row Barley. — The varieties of beardless and hulless 

 two-row barley which have been tested at this Farm are so deficient in strength of 

 straw that it has not been thought necessary to grow them in the larger plots. 



WINTEE SIX-ROW BARLEY. 



The variety of winter six-row. barley known as Zero which was mentioned in the 

 report for last year was tested again. A plot of one-fortieth of an acre was sown on 

 September 8th, 1904. The soil was a clay loam. It made good growth in the autumn, 

 stood the winter pretty well, and gave a fair yield of grain. It did not, however, pro- 

 duce nearly so large a crop as the best sorts of spring six-row barley, and did not ripen 

 remarkably early. The date of ripening was July 22nd, and the yield per acre was 43 

 bushels 16 lbs. 



PEAS. 



The plots of peas were one-fortieth of an acre each. The soil was a sandy loam. 

 The seed was sown on April 28th, at the rate of two or three bushels per acre, according 

 to the size of the pea. A large crop was obtained. 



Three varieties, Crown, Mummy and Paragon have been withdrawn from the plots, 

 but will be re-introduced as soon as satisfactory strains of seed shall have been obtained. 



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



Peas — Test of Varieties. 



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Name of Variety. 



1 White Wonder 



2 Gregory* 



.3 German White 



4 Canadian Beauty 



5 Golden Vine ... 



6 Picton* 



7 Agnes* 



8 Chancellor 



9 Victoria* 



10 Pearl* 



1 1 P]arly Britain 



12 ! Cooper* 



13 jPrince* 



14 English Grey 



15 iDuke* 



16 Mackay* 



17 Prussian Blue 



18 BlAck-eye Marrowfat. 



19 Car]et«n* 



20 Daniel O'Rourke 



21 Wisconsin Blue 



22 White Marrowfat. . . . 



23 Arthur* 



24 Macoun* 



25 Kent* 



26 Prince Albert 



27 Archer* 



^ Field Grey 



20 Nelson* 



Date 

 of 



Ripening. 



Aug 



8.. 

 15.. 



9.. 

 10.. 

 10.. 

 12.. 

 12.. 

 12.. 

 18.. 



9.. 

 15.. 

 10.. 



9.. 

 Ifi.. 

 15.. 

 16.. 

 10.. 

 18.. 

 15 . 

 14.. 

 10.. 

 15.. 



7.. 

 14.. 

 15.. 

 15.. 

 16.. 



o 

 d 



102 

 109 

 103 

 104 

 104 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 112 

 103 

 109 

 104 

 103 

 110 

 109 

 110 

 104 

 112 

 109 

 108 

 104 

 109 

 101 

 108 

 109 

 109 

 110 

 112 

 100 



o o 



(4 



O 



^Medium 

 Strong, 



INIedium 



Strong, 



Medium 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



In. 



26-30 

 65-69 

 64-68 

 66-70 

 68-72 

 58-62 

 66-70 

 66-70 

 66-/0 

 64-68 

 64-68 

 66-70 

 60-64 

 64-68 

 66-70 

 64-68 

 62-66 

 68-72 

 68-72 

 70-74 

 68-72 

 66-70 

 50-54 

 70-74 

 70-74 

 66-70 

 68-72 

 68-72 

 47-51 



• Varieties produced at the Central Experimental Farm are marked with an asterisk. 



