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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



WINTER SIX-ROW BARLEY. 



A variety of six-row winter barley known as Zero, was added to the plots of 

 autumn-sown grain in 1903. This barley was introduced by Garton Bros., England, 

 who claim extreme hardiness for it. A plot of one-eightieth of an acre was sown on 

 the 10th of September, 1903, though the amount of seed on hand was only sufficient 

 for a rather thin sowing. The plot was partly winter killed, but gave a yield at the 

 rate of 41 bushels 32 lbs. per acre. The date of ripening was July 28, 



Further tests of the hardiness and productiveness of this barley are being made. 



PEASE. 



The plots of pease were one-fortieth of an acre each. The seed wa^ sown on the 

 4th of May at the rate of from two to three bushels per acre, according to the size of 

 the pea. The crop produced this season was larger than the average. 



A few of the less productive vai'ieties of peas grown in previous years have been 

 discontinued. 



The yield per acre is expressed in ' bushels ' of 60 pounds. 



PEASE — TEST OF VARIETIES, 



e 



Name of Variety. 



1 Mackay* 



2 Victoria* 



3 Golden Vine : 



4 Prince* 



f> Prince Albert 



Archer* 



Picton* , . . 



King* 



Cooper*. . - 



Nelson* 



Prussian Blue 



White Wonder. M 



s* 



Kent* 



Field Gray., . . 



Wisconsin Blue 



German White 



Daniel O'Rourke 



Gregory* 



White Marrowfat 



Canadian Beauty 



Macoun* 



23JBlack-eyed Marrowfat 

 24|Chancellor 



Arthur* 



Mummy.. 



English Gray 



Early Britain 



o 



6 



7 



8 



9 

 10 

 11 

 121 



13 Agnes 



14 " " 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 



25 



26 



27 



28 



2& Pride. 



30 



81 



32 



33 



34 



Crown . , . . 

 Duke*.... 

 Pearl*, . . . 

 Carleton*. 

 Paragon* . 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing, 



Aug, 



cS fcO 



A.S 



O *i 



Length 

 of 



Straw, 

 includ'g 



Head. 



13 

 19 

 12 

 14 

 13 

 15 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 11 

 14 

 9 

 12 

 15 

 10 

 16 

 10 

 10 



13 



19 

 13 



9 

 11 

 19 

 13 

 14 



9 

 10 



101 

 107 

 100 

 102 

 101 

 103 

 100 

 101 

 102 



99 

 102 



97 

 100 

 103 



98 

 103 



98 



98 



19 107 



101 



13 101 



11 



13 



107 



101 



97 



99 



107 



101 



]02 



97 



98 



12 100 



99 



101 



96 



Character • Length 

 of i of 



Straw. 



Pod, 



Inches. 



2i-2| 



2^3 



2-24 



2^-3 



2 -2f 



2J-2| 



2^-21 



2 -2h 



2i-2| 



2 -2i 



2-2i 



2i-2| 



2A-3 



1 2i 



4^21 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



<i' )^ <0 



be ««-G g 



45 40 

 45 



42 20 

 42 



41 20 



41 20 

 41 



39 40 



39 .. 



38 40 



38 20 



.37 40 



37 20 



36 40 



36 40 



35 20 



34 40 



34 .. 



34 .. 



33 20 



32 .. 



32 .. 



31 .. 



30 .. 



29 40 



29 40 



29 20 



27 20 

 26 

 26 

 25 

 23 

 22 



21 20 



Lbs. • 



62 



62| 



63| 



62^ 



62 



63i 



64 



63i 



64 



64 



64 



tf 



tl' 



mi 



63 



62i 



63| 



62 



63 



63 



62 



63i 



63| 



63 



62 



61 



62 



64 



63^ 



62i 



64 



63 



*Gross-bred varietieB produced at the Experimental Earme are marked with an 

 asterisk. 



