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EXPERIMENTAL FARMH 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



EMMER AND SPELT. 



In addition to the Common Emmer, incorrectly called Speltz in this country, a 

 test has been made with one other Emmer and two kinds of Spelt. 



The Common Emmer is not only the most productive but the weight per bushel 

 is decidedly greater. 



The Common Emmer has suffered during the past two seasons from the heads 

 breaking from the straw just before harvest. For this reason, it may be better to 

 harvest it before it is fully ripe. 



The size of the plots u.s6d for this test was one-twentieth acre. The soil a clay 

 loam, summer-fallowed. All were sown on May 4. 



EJIMER AND SPELT — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Common Emmor. 

 Red Emmer . . . 



Red Spelt 



White Spelt 



Proportion 

 Rusted. 



Slightly. 



FIELD PLOTS OF WHEAT. 



Owing to the Assiniboine river overflowing its banks, we were unable to sow 

 as many large grain fields as usual and in some cases where fields had boOn sown the 

 water partly destroyed the crop, making accurate returns impossible 



Variety. 



Preston 



Laurel 



White Fife 



Red 



Huron 



Pringle'a Champlain 



Rust. 



Little 

 None 



Character 

 of Soil. 



Clay loam. 

 Sandy » 



Size 



of 



Field. 



6 acres, 

 5 II 

 2 „ 

 4 I. 

 1 11 

 1 „ 



Date of 

 Sowing. 



May 2. 

 April 28. 



,1 29. 

 May 2. 

 April 29, 



11 29. 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



Aug. 23. 



.1 17. 



11 22. 



n 22. 



1. 17. 



,1 17. 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



60 

 59^ 

 60 

 59i 



60 



Yidd 



per 



Acre. 



<n m 



3 .a 



30 .. 



24 36 

 22 .. 

 29 43 



31 .. 



25 .. 



VARIETIES OF WHEAT GROWN FROM SELECTED AND UNSELECTED 



SEED. 



As in former years, the largest heads were selected from standing grain of last 

 year, and the seed was sown this year for comparison with unselected seed from the 

 same plots. 



The accompanying table gives the result of each individual variety. A summary 

 is also given which shows the average yield from the selected wheat to be fifty-four 

 pounds more than the unselected. All were sown on summer-fallow land. The soil 

 was a clay loam. 



