422 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 

 FOUR YEARS TEST OF FALLOW AGAINST STUBBLE FOR GROWING OATS. 



In this test Banner oats were used. 



Difference in four years in favour of fallow, IGO bushels; or an average of 40 

 bushels per year. 



OATS — SMUT TEST. 



Three plots were sown in this test: (1) Treated with bluestone, 1 pound to 10 

 bushels of seed; (2) Formalin. 6 ounces to 10 bushels, and (3) untreated. 

 No smut could be found in cither of the three plots. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BAKLEY. 



TEST OF VARIETIES. 



This test consisted of 19 varieties of two-rowed and 20 varieties of six-rowed 

 barley. All were sown on fallowed land. On May 14, by hoe drill, at the rate of two 

 bushels of seed per acre. Soil, clay loam. 



All varieties gave large yields, but were coloured by rains. 



TWO ROWED BARLEY — TEST OF VARIETIES. 





Name of Variety. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



IC 



17 



18! 



19 



lalier . 



Standwell . 

 Invincible 

 Swedii-h Ghev: 



Primus 



Princess 



Haunchei' 



Danish Chevalier 

 French Chevalier . 

 Canadian Thorpe. 



Fulton 



Beaver 



Gordon 



Harvey 



Sidney 



Clifford 



Logan 



Dunham 



•Jarvis 



Newton 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



Sept. 3. 



3. 



1 

 Aug. 27. 

 Sept. G. 

 Aug. 30. 

 Sept. 7 . 



ir 7 . 



Aug. 31. 



„ 20. 

 Sept. 7. 

 Aug. 22. 



„ 22. 



„ 20. 



„ 21. 



„ 22. 



M 23. 



„ 22. 

 Sept. 5. 



C.5 



W 

 o 



In. 



' it 

 .03 



o 

 cS 





to 



a 



03 



1-3 



In. 



21 

 3" 

 33 



H 



OS 



4 

 3 



2^ 

 4 



2i 



3 



3i 



3i 



3 



3i 



33 

 2h 



Weight 

 of Straw. 



Lbs. 



3,610 

 3,835 

 4,. 510 

 3,8(;5 

 3,020 

 4,080 

 3,200 

 3,200 

 3,460 

 3,855 

 4,940 

 2,345 

 3,705 

 2,830 

 3,890 

 4,915 

 2, .325 

 3,085 

 4,420 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



67 

 67 

 03 

 62 

 60 

 60 

 59 

 58 

 55 

 50 

 50 

 49 

 49 

 48 

 48 

 47 

 46 

 46 

 40 



9 



4 



16 



24 



20 

 20 

 8 

 16 

 40 

 45 

 45 

 23 

 23 

 46 

 46 

 29 

 27 

 27 



0) 



bo 



Lbs. 



52i 



53| 



53i 



55" 



54 



55 



51i 



51 



52 



505 



51 



50 



51i 



53 



oU 



5U 



53" 



51 



51i 



