REPORT OF THE CE REALIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



T.aking the average results for tlie five years during which these experiments have 

 been carried on we find that the best quantity of Preston wheat to sow on clay loam is 

 1^ bushels to the acre, either a smaller or a larger amount of seed giving a reduced 

 yield. 



1^ bushels per acre gave an average yield of 27 bushels 44 lbs. per acre. 



IJ bushels per acre gave an average yield of 28 bushels 48 lbs. per acre. 



2 bushels per acre gave an average yield of 27 bushels per acre. 



The other quantities of seed used also gave smaller returns than were obtained 

 from li bushels. 



The results with Banner oats do not form a regular series and it is evident that 

 further tests must be made. 



While the average returns for Mensury barley are not free from irregularities 

 they permit definite conclusions to be drawn. About two bushels per acre is the best 

 quantity to sow on clay loam. 



IJ bushels per acre gave an average yield of 53 bushels 19 lbs. per acre. 



2 bushels per acre gave an average yield of 54 bushels 39 lbs. per acre. 



The larger quantities of seed sown gave somewhat smaller returns than those ob- 

 tained from 2 bushels per acre. In addition to the reduced yield the extra cost of the 

 larger amounts of seed must also be considered. 



PLOTS OF MIXED GRAIN. 



In choosing the varieties for these plots the greatest care is exercised to sow to- 

 gether only such sorts as are known to mature in almost the same number of days, so 

 that they may both be ready for cutting at the same time. Only one column is given 

 for the number of days maturing, as in every case the mixtures ripened with great 

 uniformity. 



The plots were one-fortieth of an acre and the seed was sown on April 26th. Wteat 

 was used at the rate of 60 lbs. per acre, oats 40 lbs. per acre, barley 50 lbs. per acre, and 

 emmer 70 lbs. per acre. The soil was a clay loam. 



Varieties. 



Wheat and Oats — 



Pringle's Champlain wheat and Amer- 

 ican Triumph oats 



Preston wheat and White Giant oats. . 



WTieat and Two-row Barley — 

 Gehun wheat and French Chevalier 

 barley . 



Oats and Two-row Barley — 



American Beauty oats and Princess 

 S valof barley 



Welcome oats and French Chevalier 

 barley — 



Oats and Fmmer — 

 Banner oats and common emmer 



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