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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



a crop of roots in 1905, and these had been grown on a heavy aftermath of clover that 

 had also been heavily dressed with stable manure in the previous autumn and 

 thoroughly worked into the soil with spade harrow and drag, and was in good condition, 

 but the dry, hot season hastened the ripening and somewhat lessened the yield. 



The grain is plump, bright-coloured and a very good sample. The plots were all 

 sown on April 12. 



Oats — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



1 Olive Black 



1! Lincoln 



.3 Gold tinder 



4 Virginia White . . , 



5 Black Beauty.. .. , 



6 American Beauty. 



7 Bavarian, , 



8 \Vliite Giant. 

 9 



10 

 11 

 1-2 



Golden Flrece 



Buckbee's Illinois 



Golden Gi.'int 



Swedish Select 



Improved Anierican . . 



Milford White 



Improved Ligowo 



Siberian 



Pioneer 



ThouBand Dollar 



Holstein Prolific , 



Waverley. 



JLO 



14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



21 Milford Black 



22 Irish Victor 



23 Danish Island 



24 Banner 



25 Abundance 



26 Joanette 



27 Kendal Black 



28 Kendal White 



29 Tartar King. 



30i American Triumph. 



SllWide Awake 



32 Columbu.s 



33! Sensation 



34 Twentieth Century. 



35 

 3G 



37 



Storm Ki))! 

 Mennonitc 

 Golden Be; 



r.tv. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing:. 





Aug. 



July 

 Auar. 



1] 111 



2 112 



4i 114 



31 110 



July 

 Aug. 



July 

 Aug. 



Ill 

 111 

 117 

 112 

 113 

 111 

 117 

 112 

 113 

 113 

 115 

 113 

 111 

 115 

 111 

 117 

 111 

 111 

 117 

 114 

 111 

 111 

 112 

 115 

 110 

 112 

 116 

 115 

 113 

 111 



1 



1 



7 



4 



1 



1 



2 



5 

 31 



2 



5 



6 



ol 



11 

 31 110 



1 111 



31 113 



O 



be 



s 



01 



In. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Strong . 



Medium . 

 Strong. . - 



45; 



46 



46 



50! 



46 



47 



47 



41 „ 



471 I. 



4V, ., 



45,Stiff 



471 H 



47! " 



42 Soft, weak. 

 42 i Strong 



47 



41 „ 



41 

 46 

 48 



42 



48 ,, ... 

 46 ., 



42;Suff 



4S| 



40 [Medium. 



41IStrong. 



46 



44 



47 



44 



42 



40 



42 



48 



45 



42 



Medium. . 

 Strong 



Medium . , 

 Strong.. . . 

 'Medium . , 



Stiff" . . . '. 

 Strong.. . 

 Mediijm. 





c 

 o 



1-5 



In. 



9 



10 



9 



n 



10 



11 

 11 



9 

 10 



9 



9 

 10 



J) 



9 



9 

 10 

 10 



9 



9 

 11 



9 

 10 

 11 



9 

 11 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 11 

 10 



9 

 10 



9 

 10 

 11 



n 



9 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



[Sided ._. 

 ' Branching 

 'Sided . _. . 

 Branching 





Lbs. 



ISided .... 

 Branching 



Sided...'." 

 Branching 



Sided .. 

 Branching 



Sided 



Branching 



Sided .... 

 Branching 



Yield! g,„. 



per 

 Acre. 



72 



71 



71 

 71 

 70 

 68 

 65 



3,520 



3,900 



3,40Q ' 



3,080 ' 



3,580 



2,960 



4,480 



3,160 



4,160 65 



4, 280 '64 



5,040:63 



4,000 63 



4,480;G2 



4, -.80162 



3,448:62 



3,320 61 



2,920 



3,460 



3,320 



3,360 



4,140 



4,820 



3,760 



4,410 



4,200 



3,040 



4,440 



4,400 



4,060 



4,120 



4,080 



3,280 50 



3,960 50 



3,140148 



2,880j47 



4,120 45 



4.520;43 



_ 0. 



Id 



Lbs 



61 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 .59 

 59 

 .58 

 58 

 58 

 57 

 57 

 56 

 54 

 52 

 51 



32 



12 

 26 

 26 

 16 

 20 



8 



30 

 30 

 24 

 18 

 18 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 26 

 16 

 20 



6 



24 

 14 

 28 

 28 

 18 

 22 

 22 

 16 

 24 

 32 

 26 

 30 

 20 

 28 

 2 

 30 

 18 



Rusted. 



No rust. 



.Slightly. 



!l 



No rust. 



37 

 33 



33 



35 



36 



33 



32 



34 i 



30i 



H 



31 



32 



33i 



35 



32 



34 



38i 



34i I Slightly. 



32i!No rust. 



3l|lSiightly. 



37 I 



34j;No rust. 



34 



32i 



31 



34 



38 



32 



34 



32 



32 



34 



32| 



28 Slightly. 



32^ No rust. 



34 



32 Slightly. 



iSlightly. 

 No rubt. 



EXPEEIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 



The soil chosen for the test plots of outs and barley was a sandy loam which had 

 a heavy clover aftermath turned under in the autumn of 1904, was thoroughly cut 

 with the spade harrow and dressed with about 12 tons per acre of barnyard manure 

 which was then worked into the soil by spade harrow and drag, in preparation for a 

 crop of roots which grew on it in 1905. It was ploughed early in March of this year, 

 and worked with disk and drag every few days to clean it of weeds, and fit it for the 

 experimental plots. The barley was all sown April 16 in plots of one-fortieth of 



