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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDV'/ARD VII., A. 1908 



Stanley A. — This wheat is one of the most proini-sing of all the strains selected 

 from the various crosses of Ladoga. It yields flour which is superior to most of the 

 others both in strength and in colour. 



Yellow Cross. — This variety is a selection from an unfixed sort grown for some 

 years under the name of 'Plumper.' Parentage, Colorado (lemale), crossed with 

 Gehun (male). Kernels yellow, hard, about medium size. Heads bearded, pointed, 

 below medium length. Chaif yellowish, downy. Straw stiff and rather short. Ripens 

 quite early. This variety may prove useful for the making of rolled wheat as the 

 kernels are rather unusually plump. The flour from this wheat showed only medium 

 strength for bread-making wdien tested about six months after hr.rvest, but when kept 

 over for a year longer the strength was found to have improved so much that it 

 ranked quite equal with Ped Fife flour of the age of six month;5. 



The test plots of wheat were sown on May 1 and 2, and were all one-fortieth of 

 and acre in extent. The seed was used at the rate of 1^ bushels to the acre. The soil 

 was a moderately heavy loam of good quality. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in ' bushels ' of 60 pounds. 



* Varieties and selected strains produced at the Central Experimental Farm are 

 marked with an asterisk. 



Spring Wheat — Test op Varieties. 



u 

 a> 



J3 



'A 



Name of Variety. 



1 Bishop* 



2 Ebert Selected* 



3 Colorado. 



4 Aurora* 



5 Chelsea* 



6 Hung^arian White 



7 Huron Selected* .... 



8 Bobs.... 



9 Australian F 



10 Preston A* 



11 Percy A* . . 



12 Pringle's Champlain. . 



13 Red Preston* 



14 9 G* 



15 Prospect E* 



16 Hcrisson Beai-ded .... 



17 Laurel* 



18 Riga M* 



19 Outlook* 



20, Colorado No. 50. . .. 



21iMarquis* 



22 Red Fife H* 



23, White Russian. . , . 



24 Stanley A* 



25 Alpha Selected* . . ._ . 



26 Persian Black .'.. 



' 27 Yellow Cross* 



28 10 F* 



2yiBlMe Stem 



30jWhite Fife 



31 1 Yellow Fife* 



32 Haynes' Blue 



1 (Aliun. 109). . . 

 33,Red Fern 



34 Spence Yellow*. 



35 Yellow Queen*. . 



36 Marvel 



87 Gatineau* 



Dat(! 



of 



Rijjen- 



inR. 



6 



;\.Ug. 



Stem 



7 



2 



8 



1 



8 



9 



11 



8 



11 



8 



6 



11 



6 



9 



6 



8 



12 



1 



11 



12 



9 



12 



13 



11 



9 



4 



G 



9 



13 



13 



1 



13 

 12 

 1 

 7 

 14 

 13 



98 



93 



99 



92 



9;t 



100 



102 



99 



102 



98 



96 



101 



96 



99 



96 



99 



102 



91 



101 



103 



99 



102 



103 



101 



100 



94 



96 



99 



104 



10.*? 



91 



104 

 102 

 91 

 97 

 104 

 103 



.A.\erapfe 

 length 



of 



Straw 



includ- 



inof 

 head. 



Inches. 



51 

 45 

 51 

 43 

 50 

 49 

 46 

 46 

 48 

 49 

 50 

 50 

 49 

 49 

 48 

 52 

 49 

 45 

 50 

 42 

 45 

 47 

 49 

 49 

 50 

 44 

 44 

 48 

 52 

 47 

 44 



48 

 53 

 48 

 46 

 49 

 52 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Medium . 



Stiff 



Med ium . 

 Stiff. . . . 



Medium . 

 Stiff 



Medium . 

 Stiff 



Medium . 



Stiff 



Weak . . . 

 Stiff.. . 



t1 . . . . 



It ... 



It . . . . 



It . . . . 



It . . . . 



It . . . . 



It . . . . 



tl . . . . 



It . . . 



Medium . 



Stiff, . . . ; 



Weak . . . 

 Stiff. .'.'.'. 



M . . . . 



II . . . . 



Medium , 

 Stiff 



Weak . '. 



to 



> o 



< 



Yield 

 i V^r 

 Acre. 



In. Lbs. 



3 

 3 



2f 



3i 

 3| 

 3i 

 3i 

 3i 

 3i 

 3i 

 3i 

 3i 

 2i 

 3} 



1| 

 3h 

 2i 

 4 



H 



3i 



H 

 31 



2i 

 2i 

 2i 

 3I 



H 



3h 



2.'i 

 3" 



m 



2,500 

 2,420 

 2,400 

 2,320 

 2,300 

 2,260 

 2,180 

 2,180 

 2,180 

 2,060 

 2,020 

 2,020 

 2,020 

 2,020 

 1,980 

 1,900 

 1,940 

 1,910 

 1,920 

 1,900 

 1,800 

 1,780 



1,780: 



1,740 

 1,700 

 1,700 

 1,700 

 1.680 

 1,060 

 1,550 

 1,540 



1,500 

 1,480 

 1.400 

 1,400 

 1,380 

 1,320 



Yield 



pCT 



Acre. 



3 .0 



41 40 



40 20 



40 .. 



38 40 



38 20 



37 40 



36 20 



.% 20 



36 20 



34 20 



33 40 



33 40 



33 40 



33 40 

 33 



32 40 



32 20 



32 20 

 32 



31 40 

 31 



29 40 



29 40 

 29 



28 20 



28 20 



28 20 

 28 



27 40 



25 40 



25 40 



25 .. 



24 40 



24 20 



23 20 



23 .. 

 22 .. 



1' t^ 

 o s bo 



Rusted. 



Lbs. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 

 Slightly. 

 Considerablv. 



Slightly. 

 Con.siderablv. 

 Badlv. 

 Slightly. 



Badly. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Badly." 

 Considerably. 

 Slightly. 

 Badly. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Badlv. 



61 

 63 



6U 



61 



591 



611 



61' 



6U 



57 



61 



61 



60i 



59i 



571 



57i, 



63 



5S1 



60" 



59.1 



58l 



61 



60 



60 

 574 



56 



57 Considerablj'. 



63i Slightly. 

 564 Considerablj'. 



55 II 



604 



684 Slightly. 



574 .. ■ 



60 iConsiderablv, 



63!! 



61 



4'.!''! 



58,a 



