REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPE. 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Barley — Treated for Smut. 



455 



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 3 

 4 

 5 

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9 

 10 

 11 

 12 



Name of Varietj' 

 Sown. 



Odessa. 



Canadian Tliorpe. 



Treatment. 



Formalin 4^ oz. to 10 galls, water ; soaked 1 hour 



11 II II II 15 minutes. 



5 



sprinlded. 



Check plot ; untreated 



Foi'raalin 44 oz. to 10 galls, watei 



II 9 oz. 



Check plot ; untreated . 



soaked 1 hour . . . . 

 M 15 minutes. . 



It k) II , 



sprinkled . 



Percentags of 



Good 

 Heads. 



21i 



in 



12" 



11 



12 



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19 



n 



20 



Smutty 

 Heads. 



871 



m 



88 



8(5 



88 



82 



87 



81 



82i 



79 



80 



75 



FIELD BEANS. 



Four varieties of beans were sown April 30, in drills 2 feet apart, on pl«ts of 

 one-fortieth acre each. Tlie soil was a warm loam and the seed germin/ated well and, 

 with the exception of the Mexican tree bean, were very promising until the cut-worm 

 attacked them, cutting off the foliage and green pods, seriously damaging the crop. 



Field Be-ans — Test of Varieti 



ES. 



Name of Variety. 



Date of 



So wins'. 



Wh.ite Marrowfat April 30 . . , 



White Field Medium , 30... 



Mexican Tree „ 30. 



California Pea 



30... 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



Sept. 25.... 148 



II 28.... 151 



No pods formed. 



Sept. 27.... 150 



No. of 



Days 



Maturing. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. 

 17 



19 



Lbs, 

 20 



15 30 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH FLAX. 



The experiments with flax were conducted on the same Knes as those of last 

 season. Eight plots were sown in sets of two each ; one plot in each case being 

 sown at the rate of 40 pounds per acre and the other at double that quantity, or SO 

 pounds per acre. 



The first set was sown April 24 and the other sets following at intervals of a week 

 each. The object being to gain information as to the best tiine to sow and the amount 

 of seed to sow to get the best results. The land was fair in quality and in good con- 

 dition. The crop was cut with a scythe and in consequence the gross weight is less 

 than if it had been pulled. 



