DITTSIOX OF CEREALS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS (Xon-Irrigaled). 



Eleven varieties of oats were tested. They were sown on back-setting. The 

 rehitively liig-h. yields of oats as compared with wheat and barley grown under 

 pimilai: conditions is interesting. The reason for the larger yield is due to the fact 

 that after the period of drought in the early part of the season the oats made a 

 vigorous second growth, tho result being a crop almost as hea->y as if no setback had 

 occurred. The date of riiiening, however, was much later than it otherwise would 

 have been. In the case of barley and wheat, this second growtli was a detriment 

 rather than a. benefit to the crop. 



Oats (Xox-Irrigated). — ^Test of Varieties. 



1 Average for two years only . 



- Average for three years. 



EXPERIMENTS WITII BARLEY (NON-IRRIGATED). 



Seven varieties of six-row and four varities of two-row barley were tested. 

 They were sown on back-setting. The j*Ields were seriously affected by drought. 



Six-Row Barley (Nox-Irrigated). — Te.-;t of Varieties. 



t Average for two years only. 



Average for three years. 



LetH BRIDGE. 



