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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



(1904). Grain in 1903 and roots in 1902 for which crop 20 one-horse cart loads of 

 barnyard manure per acre was used. The land was ploughed in the fall and a very 

 light crop of aftermath turned tmder. This spring it was harrowed with spring tooth, 

 disc and smoothing harrows until a fine tilth was made. The seed was sown on May 

 15 with the seed drill at the rate of 24 bushels per acre. This ground was also seeded 

 down to "clover and timothy at the rate of 7 lbs. Mammoth Eed clover, 3 lbs. alsike and 

 12 lbs. timathy seed per acre, by means of a grass seed attachment to the grain seeder. 

 The grain was selected heads of the previous season's crop, being cut from the various 

 plots at harvest time. 



No fertilizer was used on these plots this season. The grain started rather slowly 

 and in some places weeds got somewhat of a start, grass seed and clover also started 

 fairly well; although not growing fast this grain always retained quite a deep, dark 

 colour and from about the first of June to the middle of July made very good growth, 

 from this time until ripe, the continued dry weather had the effect of reducing the pros- 

 pects of a large crop. The straw was stiff and very clean, with no rust whatever, but 

 quite a few heads of smut were noticed. The following yields were obtained from 



these plots : — 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



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S 



Name of Variety. 



1 Improved Ligowo. . 



2jMennonite 



SlTwentieth Century. 



4 Joanette. 



5 Siberian 



6 Thousand Dollar. . . 



7 Black Beauty 



8 Bavarian 



9 Pioneer 



10 Sensation 



11 Waverley 



12 Lincoln 



13 Banner 



14 Swedish Selected 



15 Improved American. . 



16 Golden Giant 



17 Buckbee's Illinois. . . . 



18 Olive Black 



19 Golden Beauty 



20Goldfinder 



21 Danish Island 



22 Golden Fleece 



23 Holstein Prolific 



24 Kendal White 



25 White Giant 



26 Columbus 



27 Golden Tartarian . . . . 



28 American Beauty . . . . 



29 Abundance 



3D American Triumph. . . 



3i;StormKing 



32|Wide Awake 



33 Irish Victor 



34 Kendal Black 



35 'Tartar King, 



36 



37 



38 



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G 



bo 



a 



'a 



Aug. 



Milford Black 



Milford White 



Early Golden Prolific. 



39,Scotch Potato.. 



=1 





22 



2z 



22 



22 



28 



23 



21 



23 



21 



22 



22 



23 



22 



22 



24 



25 



26 



28 



23 



28 



23 



26 



23 



28 



23 



24 



29 



28 



23 



29 



23 



24 



23 



28 



23 



26 



26 



26 



23 



99 



9!t 



99 



99 



10 



100 



98 



100 



98 



99 



99 



100 



99 



99 



101 



103 



103 



105 



100 



105 



100 



103 



100 



105 



100 



101 



106 



105 



100 



106 



100 



101 



100 



105 



100 



103 



103 



103 



100 



° a 



Inches. 



40 to 45 



41 „ 46 



42 „ 46 

 40 „ 44 

 42 „ 46 

 40 „ 45 

 40 „ 44 

 40 „ 46 

 40 „ 44 

 40 „ 45 

 42 „ 46 

 42 „ 46 

 42 „ 46 

 40 , 46 

 42 „ 46 

 40 ,. 46 

 42 „ 46 

 40 M 45 

 40 ,1 45 

 40 M 44 

 40 ,. 45 

 40 „ 45 

 40 ., 44 

 42 „ 47 

 40 M 43 

 40 „ 45 

 38 „ 42 

 40 „ 45 

 42 „ 46 

 44 .. 48 

 42 „ 47 

 42 „ 46 



40 „ 44 

 42 >, 46 



41 V 45 

 40 „ 46 

 3S „ 42 



42 M 46 

 40 i> 44 



ID 



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6D 



a 



Kind of 

 Head. 



Branching. 



Inches. 



5 to 8 



6 >, 8 

 6 „ 8 

 6 „ 9 

 6 „ 9 

 6 ,> 8 

 5 M 8 



5 M 8 



6 „ 9 



5 „ 7 



6 „ 9 



6 „ 8 



6 M 

 6 M 



7 M 9 



8 'u 11 Sided 

 6 M 8! Branching. 

 6 „ 9 Sided 



5 m 7 Branching. 



6 M 8 

 5 M 7 

 5 „ 7 

 6,-8 

 C M 10 Sided 

 5 II 7 Branching. 

 b „ 7 



7 I. 10 Sided .... 



5 II 8Branching. 



6 I, 9 

 6 I, 10 



G It 9 Sided 



6 M 8 Branching. 



5 II 8 . II 



7 II 10 Sided 



6 ,1 8 



7 II 10 

 6 II 9 

 5 II 8 

 5 .. 8 





bo 



'S 



Branching . 



Lbs. 



5,600 

 4,800 

 4,840 

 5,400 

 4,680 

 4,680 

 5,400 

 4.520 

 5,040 

 4,680 

 4,720 

 4,600 

 4,800 

 4,600 

 4,600 

 3,.S20 

 3,640 

 3,480 

 4,280 

 3,010 

 3,400 

 4,040 

 3,800 

 3,240 

 3,320 

 2,520 

 3,800 

 3,280 

 4,400 

 4,680 

 3,600 

 3,680 

 3,600 

 3,880 

 3,000 

 3,000 

 3,920 

 3,040 

 3,080 





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92 32 



90 20 



85 30 



83 18 



82 12 



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Jj CO Ci 



Lbs. 



3oh 

 34' 

 36i 

 34 



33i 



80 

 80 



78 281 



77 22 



77 2 



76 16 



75 30 



75 10 



74 4 



72 32 



72 32 



70 20 



70 



69 14 



07 2 



65 30 



05 10 



Smutted. 



Slightly. 



