REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



15 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Of these results in cross-fertilizing, No. 43 was originated by the Director at the 

 Central Experimental Farm in 1890, and 44 and 45 by Dr. A. P. Saunders in 1892, 

 Nc. 44 at the Experimental Fai-m at Agassiz, B.C., and No. 45 at the Experimental 

 Farm at Indian Head, KW.T. 



SPRIXG WHEAT GROWN FROM SCREENED SEED. 



All the uniform trial plots of spring wheat were grown from seed obtained from 

 carefully selected heads; the seed of the following eight varieties was not from 

 selected heads. After the wheat plots were threshed, the grain for this purpose was 

 passed through the fanning mill to separate the small kernels, and the clean plump 

 seed remaining was saved. These eight varieties were all sown on plots of one-fortieth 

 acre each, adjoining the unif on-n test plots ; the soil and preparation was the same, and 

 they were sown on the same day, April 28. 



Results of sowing Screened Seed compared with Selected Heads. 



Name of Variety. 



8 



IJ White Russian. 



Preston 



Wellman's Fife. 



Colorado 



White Fife. ... 



Stanley 



Percy 



Red Fife 



From 

 Screened Seed. 



Yi old per Acre 



cc 



32 

 32 

 32 

 29 



28 

 27 

 26 

 25 



1-1 

 40 



20 

 40 

 20 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



59 



61 



OOi 



59^ 



60 



593 



59l 



60i 



From 

 Selected Heads 



Yield per Acre 



PQ 

 32 

 34 

 35 

 33 

 28 

 30 

 .30 

 32 



i-:i 

 40 



20 

 20 



40 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



60 



60| 



58 



61 



59| 



59 



60* 



59| 



It will be seen that the seed from selected heads has given larger crops in every instance excepting 

 two, White Russian and White Fife, where the yield was the same. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH PEASE. 



Fifty-six varieties of pease have been under trial in the uniform test plots during 

 the past season. The ground chosen for this test was adjoining that of the uniform 

 trial plots of oats, the soil was similar and the preparation and treatment of the land 

 the same. The previoxis crop was mangels and sugar beets. The size of the plots was 

 one-fortieth acre each, and all were sown on May 7, at the rate of 2 or 2^ bushels per 

 acre, according to the size of the pea. 



