DIVISION OF CEREALS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM, INDIAN HEAD, SASK. 



T. J. HARRISON, B.S.A., SUPERINTENDENT. 



THE SEASON. 



The season of 1913 was, on the whole, favourable for the production of good 

 cereal crops in southern Saskatchewan. The spring opened up with the land in a fine 

 state of tilth, and seeding commenced about April 14. There were a few light showers 

 during May, and in June 4-3"7 inches of rain fell. 



This, with 4-13 inches in July, gave the grain plenty of moisture during the grow- 

 ing period, and a fairly rank growth was the result. 



With the exception of a bad electrical and wind storm on August 15, which lodged 

 the heavy grain, tlie weather was ideal for ripening the crop. The most of it was 

 harvested before September 3. The month of September was fine and dry, and a large 

 percentage of the crop was threshed before the rain and snow came in October. 



During the past season, tests were made of the following field crops: Thirteen 

 varieties of spring wheat, twelve varieties of oats, nineteen varieties of barley, tea 

 varieties of field peas, eight varieties of flax, and twenty-six varieties of potatoes. 



SPEING WHEAT. 



A variety test of spring wheat was conducted on" one- fortieth acre plots located on 

 a uniform soil which was summer-fallowed the previous year. These plots were sown 

 on April 21, and cut between Augxist 10 and September 2. Eour named varieties and 

 nine of Dr. Saimders' numbered cross-breds were under test. Only the named sorts 

 are mentioned here. 



Spring Wheat. — Test of Varieties. 



