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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



PEASE. 



Twelve varieties of pease have been tested on the farm this year, the season was 

 favourable, and nearly all the varieties have given a good return. 



This crop if grown on clean land has always given profitable returns here, the 

 only objection to its increased cultivation is the diflSculty found in harvesting and 

 threshing it. To ascertain whether this could be lessened a trial was made of grow- 

 ing it with other grain, and using a binder lo cut, and a separator to thresh the 

 combined crop. Grown with other grain, both stood up well, and were readily cut 

 with a binder, and we found no difficulty in threshing it with a separator, but the 

 accompanying table will show that the return of pease /rom this method was small. 



It is said that pea harvesters are in use in eastern Canada, but they have not 

 been introduced here. 



TEST OP VARIETIES OP PEASE. 



Sown May 5th on summer fallow, with a common drill; soil-clay loam; size of 

 plots one-tenth acre. 



Variety. 



Golden Vine 



Prince Albert 



Multiplier 



Crown 



Mummy 



Prussian Blue 



Potter 



Pride 



White Marrowfat . 

 Black Eyed Marrowfat 

 Canadian Beauty. . 

 Centennial 



Amount 



sown 



per 



acre. 



Bush. 



Apparent 

 thickness . 



Right ... 

 Thm 



do 



Right ... 



do ... 



do ... 

 Very thin 

 Thin .... 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Length 



of 

 straw. 



Inch. 



41 

 50 

 49 

 34 

 38 

 41 

 38 

 38 

 35 

 44 

 49 

 48 



Length 



of 



pod. 



Inch. 



2 



3 



2i 



2 



3 



3 



3 



3i 



3 



3 



3 



Number 

 of 

 days 

 matur- 

 ing. 



101 

 108 

 114 



99 

 110 

 108 

 115 



96 

 115 

 111 

 116 

 115 



Ripe. 



Aug. 14. 



do 21. 



do 27. 



do 12. 



do 23. 



do 21. 



do 28. 



do 9. 



do 28. 



do 24. 



do 29. 



do 28. 



Yield 

 per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



36 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 30 

 29 

 29 

 28 

 27 

 26 

 25 

 18 



20 

 40 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 30 

 00 

 30 

 50 

 40 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Lbs. 



65 



64^ 



63 



64 



64 



63 



62 



63 



64 



62 



62 



63^ 



MIXED CROPS GROWN FOR GRAIN. 



Variety. 



Pease — Crown 



Oats— Prize Cluster. . . . 



Pease — Crown 



Wheat— Red Fern . . . . 



Pease — Crown 



Barley — Prize Prolific . 



Pease — Ci'own 



Oats — Holstein Prolific 



Pease— Crown 



Oats — Holstein Prolific 



Pease — Golden Vine. . . 



Oats — Banner 



Wheat— Red Fife 



<s> o 



Oh to 

 CO <U 



•Si 



Date 



of 



sowing. 



May 

 do 



do 

 do 



do 

 do 



do 

 do 



do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 



5 

 5 



5 

 5 



5 

 5 



16 

 16 



16 

 16 



16 

 16 

 16 



How sown. 



Press drill \ 



do / 



Press drill 1 



do / 



Press drill 1 



do / 



Press drill, north & south \ 

 do east and west. / 



Press drill, 3^ inches. ■ ■ ■ \ 

 do do . . . . / 



Common drill ~| 



do \ 



do j 



0) 

 m 



31 



60 



50 



31 



31 



31 



Yield 

 of mixed 



grainj 

 per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



56 14 



27 .. 



49 30 



64 19 



61 29 



46 4 



Propor- 

 tion of 

 pease per 

 acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



4 40 



3 40 



3 40 



2 30 



1 10 



1 10 



