DiriSIOX OF CEREALS 



765 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Flax. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Foremost A 



Novelty 



La Plata A 



" C 



" B 



6 Foremo?'. |3 



7, Yellow S-jedB 



8! ^ " " C... 



9, White Flowering B 



10| " " A 



11 Yellow Seed A 



12 Common D 



13 Foremost C 



14 Common A 



15' " B 



16 Riga A 



17 Common C 



18 Russian B 



19 Longstem 



20 Russian A 

 21 

 22 



May 12. Aug. 5.| 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



7. 

 9.1 



^■i 



7.1 



6 I 

 6., 



6^; 



6. 



6.1 



6. 



5. 



6. 



5. 



5. 



9. 



5. 



9. 



9. 



9. 



9. 



9. 



85 

 87 

 89 

 84 

 87 

 86 

 66 

 86 

 86 

 86 

 86 

 85 

 86 

 85 

 85 

 89 

 85 

 89 

 89 

 89 

 89 

 89 



■Inches. 



24 

 19 

 20 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 26 

 26 

 23 

 23 

 26 

 24 

 18 

 30 

 30 

 25 

 30 

 21 

 32 

 21 

 22 

 22 



Yield 

 of Seed 

 per Acra 



1,170 

 1,080 

 1,0.35 

 960 

 855 

 750 

 750 

 750 

 690 

 669 

 C60 

 600 

 570 

 540 

 420 

 420 

 405 

 405 

 390 

 375 

 330 

 270 



Weight 



per 



Measured 



Bushel 



after 



Cleaning. 



Lb. I Bush. Lb. 



20 50 



19 16 



18 27 



17 8 



15 15 



13 22 



13 12 Ji 



13 22 



12 18 



11 44 



11 44 



10 40 



10 10 



9 33 



7 28 



7 28 



7 13 



7 13 



6 54 



6 39 



5 50 



4 46 



Lb. 



52-5 

 53-4 

 .53 

 54-5 

 .52-3 

 54-9 

 .54-0 

 55 

 55-1 



.=;5-o 



540 

 54-3 

 54-2 

 56-0 

 .55 

 .55-5 

 55-0 

 .54-2 

 53-3 

 551 

 55' 1 

 54-0 



IG— 50 



Ottawa. 



