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EXPERIMENTAL FARM^J 



4-5 EDWARD Vil., A. 1905 

 EXPEKIMENTS WITH SPEIXG WHEAT. 



Thirty-six varieties of spring wheat were tested in plots of one-fortieth of an 

 acre each. The land was a sandy loam, had been in grass for two years, followed by 

 corn in 1903, and although the yields are not heavy the sample is good as it had fine 

 dry weather for har\'est. The plots were sown at the rate of one and a half bushels 

 per acre. All the plots were, sown April 25, and were free from rust or smut. 



SPRING WHEAT — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Nam^ of Variety. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 



5 



G 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



2G 



27 



28 



29 



30 



31 



32 



33 



34 



35 

 <%,• 



Ct-l 



White Fife. 



White Ri!>sian 



Wellman's Fife 



Red Fife . ... 



Stanley 



Minnesota No. 163 . 



Admiral 



Benton 



Percy 



FTayne's Blue Stem. . 



Countess 



Powers' Fife 



McKendry's Fife.. .. 



Laurel 



Australian No. 9. . . . 



Byron 



Clyde 



Preston 



Weldon 



Hui'on ..... 



Monarch 



Hungarian 



Chester 



Plumper 



Australian No. 19. . . . 



Rio Grande 



Crawford 



Colorado 



Red Fern 



Pringle's Cham plain. 



Advance 



Herisson Bearded . . . . 



Dawn 



Hastings 



F.arly Riga 



Eraser 



17. 

 10. 

 1(). 

 IS. 

 13. 

 16. 

 12. 

 17. 

 16. 

 16. 

 17. 

 17. 

 18. 

 13. 

 18. 

 15. 

 18. 

 16. 

 18. 

 16. 

 15. 

 17. 

 13. 

 13. 

 18. 

 16. 

 15. 

 18. 

 15. 

 J5. 

 11. 

 13. 



J 



114 

 113 

 113 

 115 

 110 

 113 

 109 

 114 

 113 

 113 

 114 

 114 

 115 

 110 

 115 

 112 

 115 

 113 

 115 

 113 

 112 

 114 

 110 

 110 

 115 

 113 

 112 

 115 

 112 

 112 

 108 

 110 



... 



a* 



In. 



46 

 48 

 46 

 48 

 48 

 41 

 48 

 44 

 46 

 48 

 44 

 43 

 42 

 42 

 46 

 48 

 40 

 46 

 46 

 44 

 45 

 46 

 42 

 42 

 48 

 44 

 46 

 44 

 43 

 42 

 46 

 40 

 48 

 42 

 40 

 48 



Character 



of 



Strfiw. 



■Stiff 



n 



Medium . . 



Stilf 



It 



It 



It 



Medium. . 



KStiff 



It 



i( 



II • . . . . 



Medium . . 



Stiff"...!.* 



ir 



M 



tl 



Medium. . 

 Stiff .... 



Medium 



Stiff ... 



t( . . . 



Medium 



Stiff"... 

 Medium 



It 

 Strong . . 

 Weak . . 

 Stiff ... 



Weak ] '. 



Stiff ... 



Length 



of 

 Head. 



In. 



o 

 4 

 3 

 3 



Si 

 Sh 



• > 



3^ 

 4' 



o 

 O 



3 



3 



3 



3 

 •1 

 o 



3 



3 



3"' 

 3 



3^ 

 3i 

 3' 

 'Sh 



? 



o 

 O 



3 



3h 



3 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



Beardless 



Be&rJed. 



Beardless 



Bearded . 

 Beardless 

 Bearded . 

 Beardless 

 Bearded . 

 Beardless 



Bear led . 



Beardless 

 Boarded . 



n 



Beardless 



Bearded , 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



5,400 

 5,800 

 5,6no 

 5,800 

 5,800 

 5,700 

 5,600 

 6,080 

 4, .520 

 5,840 

 6,600 

 5,520 

 5,400 

 5,600 

 5,800 

 5,680 

 0,320 



5,4s;o 



5,600 

 6,080 

 5,680 

 6,000 

 6,200 

 6,400 

 5,080 

 6,000 

 .5,600 

 6,400 

 5,810 

 5,560 

 5,520 

 5,480 

 5,000 

 5,680 

 5,000 

 5,600 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



pq J 

 33 20 



32 

 32 

 32 

 31 

 30 

 30 

 29 

 28 

 28 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27' 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 24 

 24 

 23 

 23 

 23 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 20 

 18 

 18 

 17 



40 



20 

 10 



40 

 23 



40 

 30 

 20 

 23 

 10 



50 

 40 

 30 



50 

 40 

 20 

 20 



40 

 20 



50 

 40 

 20 



40 

 40 



20 



MACARONI WHEAT. 



t^our varieties of this class of wheat were sown in plots of the same size along- 

 side of the bread wheat plots. The yields are fairly good, but not better than in 

 the regular classes, and as all of them are heavily bearded, they are not better than in 

 become popular. There was no rust or smut in any of these plots. 



