REPORT OF TEE EXPERIMENTALIST 



273 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Most Productive Varieties of Peas. — Taking the average of the returns for the 

 last five years, the varieties of peas found to be the most productive at this Farm are : — 

 Golden Vine, Prussian Blue, Paragon, Cooper, Prince and Kent. 



Earliest Varieties of Peas. — Chancellor appears to be the earliest ripening variety. 

 It ripens, as a rule, about 4 or 5 days before Golden Vine and gives a good yield. 



SPEIXG EYE. 



One plot of spring rye (one-fortieth acre) was sown on May 3, the seed being used 

 at the rate of one and one-half bushels to the acre. The rj-e made strong growth and 

 was ripe August 7 (96 days). The straw was stiff, its length (including the head) 

 being 64 to 66 inches. The length of the heads was from 3| to 4* inches. The rye 

 was slightly attacked by rust. The yield, expressed in 'bushels' of 56 lbs., was 34 

 bushels 36 lbs. per acre; and the weight of the grain (after cleaning) was 58^ lbs. to 

 the measured bushel. 



WIN TEE EYE. 



Four varieties of winter rye were sown on Sept-ember 10. 1903. The plots were 

 one-eightieth of an acre. The seed was used at the rate of 1^ bushels per acre. 



Giant and Emerald were obtained from France, Mammoth White was procured 

 in Xew York State and Thousandfold in Ontario. 



The yield per acre is expressed in ' bushels ' of 56 lbs. 



WINTER RYE — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



o 



H 



Name of \'ariety. 



1, Giant 



2 Emerald 



3|Mammoth White. 

 4|Thousandfold 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



July 25. , 

 » 25.. 

 M 21., 



! M 23.. 



u 



Q 



U-f . 



O bo 





319 

 319 

 315 



317 



Rusted. 



No rust. 



GRAIX SOWN IX DIFFERENT QUANTITIES PEE ACEE ON SANDY^ LOAM. 



These experiments were all conducted on plots of one-fortieth of an acre each. 

 The wheat was sown May 3 and was ripe August 9. The oats were sown May 3 and 

 were ripe August 9. The barley was sown May 3 and was ripe August 2. 



The results of the tests in previous years are published, for comparison, along 

 with the figures obtained this year. 



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