REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 



347 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Barley. — Average and Total Yields. 



Variety. 



Claude 



Odessa 



IVloiisiiry 



Mansfield 



Mensury 



Stand well 



Sidney 



Invincible 



Canadian Thorpe. 

 Royal 



Acres. 



4| 



5 



2 



4| 

 9 



2h 



3 



2 



2* 

 2i 



38 



Yield 

 per acre. 



Total yield. 



Eush. Lbs. 



58 28 

 57 7 



54 20 

 40 8 



43 

 30 



25 40 



23 44 



21 26 



20 20 



Bush. Lbs. 



278 13 



285 35 



108 40 



219 14 



387 36 



75 8 



77 24 



47 40 



53 41 



51 2 



1585 13 



An average yield of 41 bushels 34 pounds per acre. 



FOUR years' comparison OF FIELD LOTS OF BARLEY. 



Below will be found the average yield and time to mature of nine varieties of 

 barley, grown under similar conditions for the last four years. 



Variety. 



Claude 



Odessa 



Mansfit Id 



Alensuiy 



Royal 



Invincible 



iitandwell 



Sidnty 



Canadian Thorpe. 



SMUT. 



As smut was very prevalent in many crops in 1905, and very serious loss resulted 

 in nearly all districts, special pains were taken before sowing the wheat, oats and 

 barley last spring to effectually overcome all danger from this fungus. 



The seed used was free from smut; the bluestone and formalin were pure so far 

 as could be determined; and the treatment was by dipping for 5 minutes. 



The results in the wheat tests go to show that treating seed with either bluestone 

 or formalin is not always effectual, and that much has yet to be learned in connection 

 with this serious problem. 



Although all the seed wheat, whether in small or large plots, was carefully treated, 

 yet smutty heads were found in every variety sown. In no case, outside the regular 

 smiit tests, were there many bad heads, yet with careful search they could be found 

 in all the fields. 



It will be observed in the case of the formalin application, that it was not so 

 effectual as bluestone, which is the same result as obtained in former tests on this 

 farm. 



"With respect to smut in oats and barley, it may be said that while no smutty 

 heads could be found in either the treated or untreated plots, or in any of the uniform 

 tests or field lots, this may be taken as evidence that either the season was not suitable 

 for smut in these grains, or the treatment was effectual. 



In the treatment with formalin, the 1 lb. to 15 gallons of water solution killed 

 one-third to one-half of the seed, while the 1 lb. to 30 gallons of water had no in- 

 jurious effect on the germination. 



