370 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



Pease — Test of Varieties. 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



s 



-4, 



Name of Variety. 



Kent 



Paragon 



Chancellor 



Golden Vine 



Mackay 



Pride 



Gregory 



Agrnes 



Duke 



English Grey 



Victoria.. .• 



Carleton 



White Wonder 



Nelson 



DanO'Rourke 



Black Eye Marrowfat . 



Prince Albert 



Archer. . 



Macoun 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 Picton 



21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 20 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 



Early Britain. . . . 



Crown 



Prussian Blue . . . . 



Pearl 



White Marrowfat. 



Mummy 



Prince 



Wisconsin Blue. . . 



Arthur 



German White.. . . 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



Aug. 28.. 



r. 31.. 



M 29.. 



Sept. 1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



Aug. 31.. 



u 30.. 



„ 31.. 



., 31.. 



M 30.. 

 Sept. 1.. 

 Aug. 29.. 



M 29.. 



ir Sj. . . 



Sept. 1.. 

 Aug. 31.. 



2.. 

 „ 30.. 

 M 28. . 

 M 31.. 

 ., 30.. 

 „ 30.. 



1.. 



2.. 

 .. 30. . 



,: 29.. 



2.. 



M 28. 

 M 30.. 



O cS 



118 

 121 

 119 

 122 

 122 

 122 

 121 

 120 

 121 

 121 

 120 

 122 

 119 

 119 

 121 

 122 

 121 

 123 

 120 

 118 

 121 

 120 

 120 

 122 

 123 

 120 

 119 

 123 

 118 

 120 



•5m 



In. 



67 

 58 

 79 

 68 

 55 

 70 

 07 

 85 

 60 

 74 

 61 

 62 

 65 

 52 

 68 

 56 

 88 

 73 

 70 

 68 

 65 

 73 

 56 

 70 

 75 

 60 

 60 

 57 

 75 

 60 



•73 

 O 



Ph 



In. 



2i 



3 



3 



2i 



3 



2 



3 



3 



3 



H 



H 



3 



3 



3 



2 



3 



2| 



2| 



3i 



Size of Pea. 



Medium 



Small . . 



Large . . 

 Small . . 

 Medium 

 Large . . 

 Medium 

 Large . . 

 Medium 



II 

 Large . . 

 Medium 

 Small . . 

 Large , . 

 Small . 

 Medium 



Small . . 



tf . . 



Medium 



'? 

 Large 

 Small . . 



Large . . 

 Medium 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



70 .. 



G9 40 



69 20 



67 40 



65 40 



64 40 



62 .. 



61 40 



59 40 



.58 20 



58 .. 



58 .. 



57 40 



57 40 



57 .. 



57 .. 



56 40 



56 20 



56 20 



56 .. 



55 40 



54 20 



53 .. 



52 .. 



51 .. 



51 .. 



48 40 



47 40 



45 40 



42 40 



01 





Lbs. 



63i 



65 



65 



64 



65 



64 



64 



63 



64 



62i 



64 



64 



65 



64i 



65^ 



Gi 



65 



64 



G4| 



64i 



63| 



65 



65 



54 



65 



64* 



64i 



GAEDEN PEASE. 



A test was made with sowing garden pease with grain drill alongside of the field 

 varieties. The returns received were quite satisfactory, and show that a profitable crop 

 can be grown. Plots were one-twentieth acre each. 



Pease — Test of Varieties. 



Number. 



1 



2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 



Variety. 



Alaska 



Shropshire Hero 



Premium Gem 



Horsford's Market Garden 



Stratagem 



Laxton's Charmer 



Champion of England .... 

 American Wonder 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



50 

 49 

 45 

 44 

 43 

 43 

 40 

 39 



20 

 10 

 20 

 40 

 40 



20 



Weight 



per measured 



Bushe'. 



Lbs. 



65 



59| 



59| 



59 



59 



58 



59 



60 



