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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPER[:\[ENTS WITH SPEIXG WHEAT. 



The ground selected for the -wheat plot? was similar to that on which the oats 

 were grown, and received the same treatment. The seed sown was from heads selected 

 in the field at harvest time hefore cutting the various plots the previous season. Tha 

 seed was sown May 12, at the rate of 1| bushels per acre with the grain drill, and 3 

 lbs. Alsike clover, 7 lbs. Mammoth Red clover, and 12 lbs. Timothy seed per acre 

 was' sown at the same time. 



The plots were one-fortieth of an acre each and thirty-six varieties were included 

 in the test. The seed started well, but owing to the effect of the continued drought 

 the crop was light, and rust early in August did considerable damage to the straw 

 and the grain did not fill out well. The yield per acre and other information obtained 

 from these plots is given in the following table : — 



