REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



WHEAT. 



375 



Variety. 



Countess, unselected. 



II selected . . . 



Stanley, unselected . . 



II selected .... 

 Byron, unselected . . . 



II selected . . . . , 



Size 



of 



Plot. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



5^ acre May 



A 



A -- 



^ 

 ^ 



4. 



4 



4. 



4. 



4. 



4. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Sept. 



1. 

 1. 

 1. 

 1, 

 Aug. 29. 

 I. 29. 



Yield 



per 

 A era 



Bush. Lbs. 



24 

 26 

 29 

 27 

 28 



20 

 20 

 20 



40 

 40 



Weight 



per 

 BusheL 



Lbs. 



54 

 54 

 54 

 54 

 55 



Average yield of 3 varieties (selected) 27 bush. 20 lbs. 



II (unselected) 2G bush. 26 lbs. 



CUTTING RUSTY WHEAT AT DIFFERENT STAGES. 



Farmers found it somewhat difficult to decide on the most suitable time to cut 

 fields of rusty grain. It was thought by many, that early cutting would arrest the rust, 

 and allow the kernel to fill, out in the stook. Others allowed the grain to fully mature 

 before harvesting. For the purpose of gaining some information on this point, four 

 plots of wheat were cut at intervals of one week and a record kept of the returns from 

 each. 



From the accompanying table it will be seen that the plot cut in the dough or late 

 inilk stage, gave the best results. This experiment should, however, be repeated beforj 

 definite opinions are reached. 



EXPERnCENTS WITH THE USE OF BARN-YARD MANURE ON WHEAT. 



The plots used for this test in 1903 were again sown with wheat this year. Five 

 adjoining plots in fallow last year were also sown at the same time. 



The series of plots selected for this purpose were laid out on the upper portion 

 of the farm where the soil is quite light and somewhat exhausrted. 



The size of the plots was one-twentieth acre, and the soil a very light sandy loam, 

 The previous crop was wbeat. The variety sown was Red Fife, sown on May 13 and 

 harvested from August 26 to September 1. 



