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EXPERIM EX TAL FIL'MS 



FIELD PEAS. 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



Ten varieties of peas were grown on the one-fortietli acre plots. These were sown 

 on April 22, and harvested between August 26 and September 9. 



Peas. — Test of Varieties. 



FIELD LOTS OF PEAS. 



Since early maturity is the important point in raising 

 the Arthur variety is grown in the fields. 



peas in this district, only 



Name of Variety 



Size of 

 Pea. 



Arthur (back- 

 .^ftting) 



Arthur (sinnmer 

 fallow) 



Large 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



April 23 



„ 24 



] )ate of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



August 27 

 Sept. 10 



Number 

 of days 

 Matur- 



ing. 



126 

 139 



A \erage 

 length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. 



59 

 78 



Average 

 Length 

 of Pod. 



Inches. 



2 



2 



Yield Yield 

 of Grain of Grain 



per 

 Acre. 



Lb. 



2,260 

 1,912 



per 



Acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



37 40 

 31 52 



Weight 



per 



measiu'ed 



bu.shel 



after 



cleaning. 



Lb, 



64 

 64 



Indian- ITkad. 



