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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



WHEAT— IN FIELD LOTS. 



Eicld tests of the named varieties were made on both summer-fallow and stubble 

 land. The llegistered Marquis is the product of a plot sown with Special Registered 

 Marquis supplied by Dr. Saunders in 1912. The Marquis is the progeny of seed sup- 

 plied to the Farm in 1907. The Prelude in these tests had a tendency to shell badb 

 if allowed to become perfectly ripe. It would seem necessary to cut slightly on thi 

 green side to overcome this. 



Spring Wheat. — Field Lots. 



SPRING WHE.VT — FIVE YEARS COMPARISON OF FIELD LOTS. 



The average yield per acre and the time taken to mature of two varieties of 

 wheat grown in field lots under similar conditions for the past five years, are given 

 below : — 



OATS. 



Ten varieties of oats were tested in the regular one-fortieth acre plots this season. 

 The seed was sown on May 5 and 6 at the rate of 2 bushels of seed per acre, and tlie 

 crop was harvested from August 10 to September 3. The land was summer-fallowed 

 the previous year and produced a rank growth of straw, so rank that the oats all 

 lodged, making them very difficult to harvest, and greatly a.ffectii)g the yield. 



One reason why Eighty Day yielded so high was due to its early maturing habit. 

 It was ripe before the storms lodged the other varieties. 



Indian Head. 



