280 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



in grain in 1903 and in hay in 1904. The land was ploughed in the fall of 1905 and 

 in the spring of 1906 was well worked up with the spring-tooth and smoothing harrows, 

 and sovv^n with the drill seeder, May 17th at the rate of If bushels per acre, together 

 with Mammoth Red clover, 7 lbs.; Alsike clover, 3 lbs.; and Timothy seed, 12 lbs. 



The grain made very good growth in the early part of the season, but ripened 

 somewhat prematurely on account of the extreme drought in the latter part of the 

 summer. The straw was clean and no smut or rust was noticed. The following yields 

 were obtained: — ■ 



Whkat — Test of Vauikties. 



3 



55 



Name of Variety. 



Red Fern. . 



Red Fife 



Bishop 



White Fife 



White Russian 



Colorado 



Stanley 



Hungarian White 



Preston 



Herisson Bearded 



Percy 



Pringle's Champlain . , 



Huron 



Riga 



Haynes' Blue Stem 



tjo 



c n 

 Is Pi 



ft 



O c5 



Aug. 



9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16'Laurel. 



•Si 

 2<J 

 2S 

 30 

 30 

 24 

 29 

 27 

 2(J 

 27 

 29 

 24 

 27 

 30 

 26 

 30 



102 

 lOJ 

 lO.'i 



inr, 



105 

 99 

 104 

 10? 

 101 

 102 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



47 

 45 

 45 

 18 

 47 

 16 

 14 

 44 

 42 

 40 



104 47 

 . 99 45 

 102 40 



105 44 

 10142 

 105,46 



to 50 Stiff. 



4Sl 

 4,Si 

 50 

 50! 

 50 

 48 



i 



45 

 50 

 48 

 4(5 

 47 

 47 

 46 



.2^ to 3J, 



Mediun. 

 Stiff.... 



S 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2 



2i 

 2 

 2 

 2h 



3 

 3 



3* 



3| 



3 



3 



3 



3 



2 



3 



Bearded . 

 Beardless 



Bearded 

 Beard le.ss 

 Bearded 



Beardless 



3A Bearded 



3 



3 Beardless 



3 



H 





Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



- a; if ho 



j: rt c 



.^^ I 3 S 



Lbs. 



4,280 

 4,120 

 4?U80 

 3,320 

 3,080 

 3,880 

 4,200 

 3,640 

 3,400 

 3,280 

 3,600 

 3,200 

 3,320 

 3,040 

 2,960 

 2,880 



3 

 « 



34 

 33 

 32 

 32 

 31 

 30 

 30 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 26 



.£1 





 20 

 40 





 20 

 40 





 20 









 40 

 20 

 20 









 40 



Lbs. 



60 



60 



60 



61 



60 



60a 



60 



6U 



60 



eoh 



59"" 



61 



61.1 



61' 



60 



59 



EXPERIMENTvS WITH DURIJM OR MACARONI WHEAT. 



Four varieties of Durum wheat were grown in plots of one-fortieth acre each, 

 alongside of the other wheat plots. The land was similar in character and received 

 the same treatment as in the spring wheat plots and was sown May 18. Following are 

 the yields obtained: — 



Macaroni Wheat — Test of Varieties. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH EMMER AND SPELT. 



Two varieties each of Emmer and Spelt were sown May 14, in plots of one- 

 fortieth acre each. The land was similar to that on which the other spring wheats 

 were sown and received the same treatment. The yield from these plo:.s is given in 



