REPORT OF THE EXPERIMENTALIST 267 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 15 



EliBIER AND SPELT. 



In June of tlie present year a bulletin was issued on Einmor and Spelt, giving 

 descriptions of the different varieties and some comparisons between tliese and other 

 cereals in regard to productiveness and chemical composition. It is therefore unneces- 

 sary to give such" details in this report. 



Single Emmer {Triticum monococcxirn) is again at the head of the list this year. 

 Its extreme lateness in ripening is, however, a strong point against it. 



Common ' Emmer ("' Speltz ') has not proved as productive as some other sorts this 

 year. 



Two of the varieties reported upon last year have been dropped from the uniform 

 plots, Ufa Emmer because it proved to be identical with Common Emmer, and Black 

 bearded Spelt because of its very coarse hull and rather small yield. 



The plots of emmer and spelt were one-fortieth of an acre. The gfain was sown 

 on May 3 at the rate of about 120 pounds per acre. 



EMMER AND SPELT — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



3 



3 



Name of Variety. 



8 



9 



10 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Single Emmer Aug. 



Red Emmer j n 



White Emmer 



Smootli Spelt 



5 Red Spelt. 



6iOommon Emmer 



Thick Emmer 



White Spelt 



White bearded Spelt 



Long Emmer 



<ii a 



dS 

 'A 



28 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 20 

 12 

 13 

 15 

 12 

 31 



Length 



of 

 Straw, 

 includ- 

 ing 

 Head. 



117 



108 

 108: 

 108 

 109 

 101 

 102 

 104 

 101 

 120 



Inches. 

 35 to 37 



4G 

 49 



47 

 48 

 45 

 45 

 48 

 48 

 51 



48 

 51 

 49 

 50 

 47 

 47 

 50 

 .50 

 53 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



Stiff i23 to 



3 



4 



2 



2i 



3| 



Of 



3? 



4i 



2| 

 3 



Si 

 5 



S3 "2 



OJ 



bo es 



n bo 



Lbs. 



3,060, 

 2,760 

 2,540 

 2,2G0 

 2,240 

 2,040 

 1,980 

 1,740 

 1,680 

 1,220 



Lbs. 



29i 



36 



33 



26 



26i 



40 



34i 



24 



24i 



22i 



Rusted. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Badly. 

 II 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



n 



Considerably, 



OATS. 



The varieties of oats added to the experimental plots this season are as follows : — 



Dauheney. — This was obtained in commeroe in Ontario. It is a white oat witk a 

 loose, open head and ripens rather early. 



Garton's Ahundance. — A whTte oat with a loose head. Originated by Garton Bros., 

 England. The imported seed was very plump. 



Swedish Ligowo. — This is a strain of the well-known Ligowo oat which was ob- 

 tained from Sweden and is said to be an improvement on the original variety. 



Bell. — A black oat obtained from Sweden. The imported seed weighed iOj Iba. 

 per bushel. 



Whiting. — A white oat of about medium size and with a loose head obtained from 

 Sweden. The imported seed weighed 45i lbs per biishel. 



Gold Rain. — A yellow oat of medium size, obtained from Sweden. The imported 

 grain weighed 43 lbs. per bushel. This variety has a rather small, moderately looae 

 head, and ripens early. 



Colossal. — A yellow oat with a loose head. Originated by Garton Bros. 



