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EXPi: i!iMi:y r. i l fa nMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 

 Indian Corn I'OR Ensilage. — Test of Varieties. 



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13 



Naiiie of Variety. 



North Dakota White 



Compton's Early 



Northwestern Dent 



Early Longfellow , 



Minnesota No. 13 



Salzer's North Dakota . . , 



Gehu 



White Cap Yellow Dent 



Ninety Days 



Minnesota King . ... 



Windns White Dent 



Thayer Yellow Dent 



Canada Yellow 



Kaffir Corn. 

 Sugar Cane. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Mav 



27. 

 27. 



27. 

 27. 



27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 



27. 

 27. 



Date 



of 



Cutting. 



Sept. 20. 



M 20. 



„ 20. 



„ 20. 



,. 20. 



„ 20. 



,- 20. 



M 20. 



M 20. 



„ 20. 



-, 20. 



M 20. 



„ 20. 



20. 

 20 



Average 

 Height. 



Ft. 



6 



7 

 6 

 6 

 

 G 

 4 

 7 

 7 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 4 



In. 



2 

 4 

 6 

 1 

 9 

 ^ 

 11 

 3 



11 



9 

 8 

 (> 



11 



8 



Condition when cut. 



Early dough 



ti 



Late milk, early dough, 



Early firm dough 



Early milk 



Late niilk, early dough, 



Firm dough, ripe 



Late milk 



Early dough 



Late milk, early dough 



Firm dough, ripe 



Firm dough 



Firm dough, ripe , 



Average .... 



Leaves only 



Headed out 



Weight 



per acre grown 



in rows. 



Tons. Lb. 



18 

 17 

 17 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 10 

 9 

 8 



1,225 

 900 

 300 



52 

 1,700 



350 

 1,775 

 1,500 

 1,150 

 1,300 

 1,569 



295 

 1,S50 



13 !,074 



13 

 12 



G50 

 1,450 



Northwestern Dent has hecome the most generally adopted fodder variety for 

 Manitoba. It usually combines a good yield with earliness. This year, it was not so 

 early as some varieties that are usually considered later. Compton's Early and North 

 Dakota White, this year, proved superior not only as to yield as they usually do, 

 but also as to earliness. 



Some of the early firm dough varieties, Gehu, Canada Yellow, and Windus "White 

 Dent, in particular, produced quite a proportion of ripe ears. The seed of the usvxal 

 commercial strain of Longfellow failed to germinate, and consequently no test of that 

 variety is reported. 



Quebec Yellow, which was reported on so favourably last year and the previous 

 year, had to be omitted from the test this year owing to our failure to obtain seed. 

 Free Press, one of the most promising varieties for grain production, also had to be 

 omitted for the same reason. 



Five-Year Averages. 



Only three of these varieties have been grown for five years continuously. Two 

 others have been tested three years, and one for two years. The average results for 

 these periods are as follows : — 



Variety. 



Conipton'.s Early 



Longfellow , 



North we.^tern Dent . . . . 



North Dakota White (average of 3 years). 



Gehu (average of 3 years) 



Minnesota King (average of 2 years) 



Average Condition 

 when cut. 



Early milk 

 Silk, early milk 

 Late iriilk 

 Late milk 

 Firm dough 

 Early milk 



Average Yield 

 per Acre. 



Tons Lb 



