426 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 

 KoTATiON Test. — Results obtained in 1904. Plots, ^ acre each. Soil, clay loam. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH PEASE. 



Thirty-one varieties of pease were tested on one-twentieth acre plots, on fallowed 

 land, sown by hoe drill, on May 16, at the rate of 2 bushels of small, 2-^ bushels medium 

 and '3 bushels of large pease per acre. Soil, clay loam. 



While all varieties gave large yields, nearly all were late in maturing, caused by 

 the moist weather in August. Nine varieties were badly injured by frost on the night 

 of September 10, and eight others more or less injured, leaving 14 that matured 

 properly. 



In addition to the uniform plots, White Wonder and Arthur, two early, medium 

 sized sorts were sown 1^ acres of the former and 2^ acres of the latter), on fallowed 

 land by hoe drill on May 17. Both sorts were entirely ripe when frost came, and the 

 yield and sample satisfactory. 



TEST OF GARDEN PEASE IN FIELD PLOTS. 



To ascertain the yield of garden pease sown by grain drill, 8 varieties were sown 

 alongside the uniform test plots of field pease on May 16, on plots of one-twentieth 

 acre. Champion of England being a very late variety, did not ripen before the frost 

 came. All the others did so, giving good yields. 



EolloY/ing were the yields per acre : — 



