REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



323 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Macaroni Wheats — Test of Varieties. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH EMMER AND SPELT. 



The plots* used for this test were one-twentieth of an acre each. The soil a black 

 loam summer-fallowed. All were sown on A^ril 12. 



Emmer and Spelt — Test op Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Common Emmer. 

 Red Emmer. . . . 



Red Spelt 



White Spelt 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Bearded . 

 Bald ...'. 



Rusted. 



None. 



Badly. 



A TEST OF FERTILIZERS FOR THE GROWING OF WHEAT. 



The soil used for this test was a light loam cropped for many years without fer- 

 tilizer of any kind. Judging from this year's test, such soils are benefited by the use 

 of chemical fertilizers. 



The size of the plots was one-fortieth of an acre each. All were sown on summer- 

 fallowed land on May 5 and harvested 'on September 1. There was no smut and very 

 little rust. The grain was very badly lodged on all the plots. The variety of wheat 

 sown on these plots was Red Fife. 



100 lbs. per acie of nitrate of soda, half sprinkled 

 when the grain was 2 in. high, balance when 

 6 in. high _••• ■ 



200 lbs. per acre of nitrate of soda, half sprinkled 

 when the grain was 2 in. high, balance when 

 6 in. high 



No fertilizer used 



Superphosphate, 400 lbs. per acre, spread just before 

 sowing 



Muriate of potash, 200 lbs. per acre, spread just 

 before sowing 



A mixture of 200 lbs. superphosphate, 100 lbs. of 

 nitrate of soda, 100 lbs. muriate of potash, per 

 acre, half spread before sowing, half when 2 or 

 3 inches high 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. 



53 



53 

 53 



53 



53 



53 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



3i 



3i 



3i 



3^ 

 3i 



3^ 



Weight of 



Straw 

 per Acre. 



Lbs. 



8,800 



8,400 

 8,000 



8,400 



8,400 



9,200 



Yield 



])er 

 Acre. 



3 X 



46 .. 



43 20 



38 40 



42 40 



46 46 



55 21 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



59 



584 

 58i 



58J 

 59 



59 



16— 21J 



