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EXFERIMEN TA L FA RMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



here lias been carefully screened, and efforts made to secure the largest and most 

 perfect grains for seed for many years. 



The plots grown from the selected heads presented a more uniform appearance, 

 and ripened more evenly than the others. There was no r;ist or smut on any of 

 the plots. 



Spring Wheat— Test of Varieties. 





Name of Variety. 



1 Huron 



2 Monarch 



3 Red Fife 



4 Crown 



5 Wliite Russian . . . 



6 Fraser 



7 Preston 



8 Wellman's Fife 



9 Beauty 



10 Ladoga . . 



11 Advance 



12, White Connell 



13, Progress 



14 Goose 



15 Vernon 



16 Blair 



17 Pringle's Champlain 



18 Norval 



19 Plumper 



20 Red Fern 



21 Alpha 



22 Herissoii Bearded 



23 White Fife 



24 Blenheim 



25 Roumanian 



26 Red Swedish 



27 Dufferin 



28 Byron 



29 Dion's 



80 Countess 



31 Clyde 



32 Percy 



83 Rideau 



34 Dawn 



S5'Captor 



86 Crawford 



37 Stanley 



88 Hungarian 



89 Rio Grande 



40 Colorado 



41ilyaurel 



42 Kbert 



43 Beaudry 



44 Mason. . . 



45 Admiral 



46 Early Riga 



47 Weldon 



48 Campbell's White Chaff. 



49 Harold 



tie 



s 



O a) 



rt 



Q^ 



Aug. 2. 

 M 10, 

 M 9. 



M 4. 



M 11, 



July 30. 

 Aug. 3. 

 10. 

 10. 



2, 



2. 



9, 

 11. 



9. 



2. 



4. 

 10, 



3. 



3. 

 10, 

 10. 

 10. 

 10. 



3. 

 10. 



9. 



3. 



2. 



9. 



3. 



9, 

 10. 

 11. 

 10. 



3. 



3. 



4. 



9. 

 11. 

 10. 

 13. 



3. 

 10, 

 July 31, 

 Aug. 10. 

 July 80, 

 Aug. 13, 

 „ 11, 

 July 30, 



75 . . 



In. 



46 

 50 

 48 

 46 

 38 

 38 

 44 

 50 

 40 

 44 

 46 

 42 

 48 

 44 

 42 

 40 

 46 

 42 

 38 

 42 

 50 

 38 

 38 

 44 

 48 

 42 

 40 

 38 

 40 

 38 

 40 

 42 

 42 

 38 

 46 

 36 

 42 

 120 46 



113 

 121 

 120 

 115 

 122 

 111 

 114 

 121 

 121 

 113 

 113 

 120 

 122 

 120 

 113 

 115 

 121 

 114 

 114 

 121 

 121 

 121 

 121 

 114 

 121 

 120 

 114 

 113 

 120 

 114 

 120 

 121 

 122 

 121 

 114 

 114 

 115 



122 

 121 

 124 

 114 



o . 

 I-:; 



38 

 40 

 46 

 34- 



121 I 38 



111 44 



121 ' 40 

 110 j 34 

 124 36 



122 40 

 110 36 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Strong. 



Mtr-dium 

 Strong. . 



Medium 



11 

 Strong. . 

 Weak . . 

 Strong. . 



Weak . . 

 Medium 

 Strong.. 

 Medium 

 Strong. . 

 Meditim 

 Weak . . 

 Strong. . 

 Medium 



Strong. 



Weak , . 

 Strong. . 

 Medium 

 Strong. . 

 Medium 

 Strong. . 

 Wc:ik . 

 Strong. . 

 We;ik . 

 Strong. . 

 Weak 



^Medium 

 Weak . . 



bo a> 



CM 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



In. 



Bearded 

 Beardl's 



ti 

 Bearded 

 Beardl's 

 Bearded 



H 



Beardl's 



Bearded 

 2| 

 ?, Beardl's 



3^ Bearded 



2h \ n . 



Beardl's 

 Bearded 



Beardl's 

 Bearded 



Beardl's 



Bearded 



Beardl's 



II 

 Bearded 

 Beardl's 



Bearded 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



m 



P 



o 

 H 



3 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



80 



400 



1,560 



1,000 



1,200 



1,200 



80 



880 



720 



600 



400 



1,200 



1,000 



1,040 



1,680 



400 



1,680 



600 



440 



1,600 



1,000 



480 



400 



1,120 



160 



1,040 



980 



400 



1,500 



1,800 



480 



80 



80 



1,760 



520 



1,920 



600 



1,220 



1,280 



600 



500 



1,5()0 



360 



1,600 



1,920 



1^870 

 1,760 

 1,960 





Lbs. 



61i 



61 



62 



60| 



60 



61i 



6C 



60 



60 



63* 



61 



61i 



61 



62i 



6l| 



60 



6( 



61| 



62 



61: 



61:: 



62 



62 



^ 



61 

 6U 



6li 



62 



60J 



61 



61: 



62: 



60; 



63 



62 



60 



60 



Slit 



60 



62i 



61 



61i 



60 



60 



61 



