DiriSIOX OF CEREALS 



805 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



OATS— TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Ten varieties of oats were sowu on the 29tli of April upon land which had been 

 suunner-falloMa^d the previous year. Seed was used at the rate of 21 bushels per acre. 

 The seed germinated well and the crop maintained a consistent growth throughout 

 the season. The variety Victory again has a deeidex^l advantage in yield and is v.-orthy 

 (.f special attention in this part of Saskatchewan. 





Name of Variety. 



li Victory 



2 Twentieth Centurv. 



(iold Rain 



Thousand Dollar. . . 

 Ligowo, Swedish. . . 

 Tartar King 



7 Banner 



8 Abundance, G a r - 

 i ton's Regenerated 



9 Eighty Day 



10 Daubeney 



•5 c-c 



m 



> z o 



Inches. 



42 



43 



47 . 



43 



44 



43 



44 



41 



as 



37 



Yield of 



Grain 



per Acre. 



3,640 

 8, 300 

 3,240 

 3,000 

 2.840 

 2.600 

 2,440 



2,400 

 2,]6U 

 1,840 



Yield of 



Grain 

 per Acre. 



Lb. iBush. Lb 



107 2 



98 28 



95 10 



88 8 



83 18 



76 16 



71 26 



70 20 



63 18 



54 4 



Weight 



l)er 



measured 



bushel 



after 



cleaning. 



Lb. 



42-9 

 41-2 

 41-2 

 43 

 42 

 36-8 

 40 



40 5 

 33 '8 

 35 



BARLEY— TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Four varieties of six-row and two varieties of two-row barley were sown on April 

 29 at the rate of 2 bushels per acre on land which had been in summer-fallow in 1912. 

 The yield of these varieties is very moderate, the ret\irn being much below what the 

 r.ppearanee of the crop would indicate. This light har\-est may be attributed to a want 

 of appropriate rains at a critical time in the crops' development. 



ScOTT. 



