DIVISION OF CEREALS 



759 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SPKING WHEAT. 



One hundred and sixty-one varieties and selected strains of spring wheat (includ- 

 ing the durum wheats) were tested in the regular one-sixtieth acre trial plots at 

 Ottawa. The wheat was sown from April 17 to 28, the seed being used at the rate 

 of about one and one-half bushels per acre. 



Only the named varieties are mentioned in the table. 



Those varieties which have a letter after the name are new strains propagated 

 at Ottawa from single plants selected by the Dominion Cerealist. . 



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



Spring Wheat. — Test of Varieties. 



3 



Name of Variety. 



1 Huron Selected*. . . . 



2 Marquis* 



3 Alpha Selected* 



4 Early Russian* 



5 Chelsea..* 



6 Prelude (135 B)*.... 



7 Bishop* 



8 Pioneer (195 F),*... 



9 Early Red Fife*. . . . 



10 White Russian D*... 



11 Hungarian White B*. 



12 Stanley A* 



13 Goose 



UlGarton's No. 46 



15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



21 



White Russian C*. . . 



Red Fern B* 



Red FernC* 



Hungarian White D*. 



White Fife C* 



Pringle's Chainplain 



C* 



Red Fife H* 



22:Kubanka A.*. 



23 Preston H.*... 



24 Roumanian.. . 



25 Onega A.* 



26iKubankaB.*. 

 27 Kubanka C*. 

 28iRed FifeM *. 



Date 



of 



Sowing 



.\pr. 



A.pr. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Aug. 



July 

 Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 



21 



17 



25 



25 



25 



21 



25 



21 



17 



25 



25 



25 



25 



25 " 



25 1 " 



251 " 



25i " 



25 July 



25|Aug. 



25 July 

 18 Aug. 

 251 " 

 25 July 

 25 Aug. 

 25 July 

 25 Aug. 

 25 " 

 25 " 



3 



4 

 4 

 3 

 3 



22 

 3 



28 

 4 

 3 



31 

 a| 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 



31 

 6 



31 

 5 

 6 



31 

 6 



25 

 6 

 6 

 4 



to 



03 



o a 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Straw, 

 includ- 

 ing 

 Head. 



102 

 105 

 101 

 100 

 100 



90 

 100 



96 

 105 

 100 



97 

 100 

 101 

 101 

 100 

 100 

 100 



97 

 103 



97 

 105 

 103 



97 

 103 



91 

 103 

 103 

 102 



Inches. 



44 

 40 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 43 

 42 

 40 

 45 

 32 

 34 

 32 

 30 

 38 

 32 

 30 

 30 

 32 

 30 



30 

 34 

 32 

 32 

 32 

 27 

 32 

 32 

 2,6 



« o 



M 

 C 



cj c: 



10 



10 



10 



9 



7 



10 



7 



5 



10 



10 



10 



10 



9 



8 



10 



10 



10 



10 



10 



10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



4 



4 



3-7 



4-2 



4 



3-5 



4 



2-2 



3-5 



4-2 



4 



4 



3-5 



3-5 



3-7 

 3 



2-5 

 3-7 

 2-5 

 2-7 

 2-5 

 2-5 

 3-5 



Yield 



of 

 Grain 



per 

 Acre. 



Lb. 



3,180 

 2,8,50 

 2,580 

 2,580 

 2,490 

 2,400 

 2,370 

 2,370 

 2,340 

 2,310 

 2,220 

 2,160 

 2, 1.30 

 2.070 

 2,070 

 2,040 

 1,860 

 1,8.30 

 1,830 



1,680 

 1,650 

 1,620 

 1,.590 

 1,380 

 1,350 

 1,200 

 1,200 

 990 



Yield of 



Grain 



per Acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



53 .. 



47 30 



43 ., 



43 . 



41 30 



40 .. 



39 30 



39 30 



39 .. 



38 30 



37 .. 



36 .. 



35 30 



34 30 



34 30 



34 .. 



31 .. 



30 30 



30 30 



Weight 



per 



measured 



bushel 



after 



cleaning. 



28 .. 



27 30 



27 .. 



26 30 



23 .. 



22 30 



20 .. 



20 .. 



16 30 



Lb 



64 

 65 

 63 

 64 

 64 

 64 

 64 

 66 

 65 

 64 

 65 

 63 

 64 

 65 

 64 

 64 

 65 

 64 

 63 



64 

 63 

 65 

 03 

 65 

 62 

 65 

 65 

 63 



EECOMMENDED VARIETIES OF SPRING WHEAT. 



For Ontario and Quebec. — Huron, very productive, early ripening, bearded, giv- 

 ing flour of fair baking strength. Marquis and Early Red Fife, early ripening, 

 beardless, giving flour of very high baking strength. Red Fife and White Fife rather 

 late in ripening, beardless, giving flour of very high strength. The extremely early 

 ripening variety Prelude will be useful in some northern localities. It is an excellent 

 variety but should not be expected to give a very large yield. It is not adapted for 

 dry districts. 



0tt.\wa. 



