REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 231 



Cross- bred Wheats. 

 The parentage of the cross-bred varieties referred to in the table is as follows : — 



(Bearded) Carleton Ladoga female and White Fife male. 



(Bald) Stanley 



(Bearded) Preston 



do Prince 



do Abundance 



do Ottawa 



do Albert 



(Bald) Alpha 



(Bearded) Crown 



do Stonewall.. 



do Manifold.. . 



do ANo. 1 



do Trial 



do Beta 



Summary of tests of varieties continued over a number of years. 



The conditions surrounding even the best conducted field experiments are so 

 variable that any one year's experience should not be considered final and only by 

 repeated tests continued through a number of years can we hope to reach correct 

 conclusions. 



A number of the leading varieties of grain have now been tested on this farm 

 for several years and a t^hort summary is submitted of the results obtained. 



The greater portion of these varieties have been grown during four greatly 

 varying seasons and the average results may be considered fairly reliable. 



In the accompanying table it will be noticed that Blue Stem, a variety grown 

 quite extensively in the North-western States, has given a large average yield, but 

 we find that it matures on an average 4 days later than Red Fife, a great objection 

 here. 



White Connell gives a slightly larger return than Red Fife, and White Fife 

 somewhat less than Red. 



The yield from Ladoga averages nearly 9 bushels per acre less than Red Fife, 

 but Ladoga matures on an average eight days earlier. 



Hungarian Mountain is a hard variety that promises well and I think deserves 

 some attention. 



Campbell's White Chaff is an early ripening variety, but soft in the berry and 

 not nearly as productive here as the Fifes. 



