274 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



In consequence of favourable weather, grain matured in less time than usual. 

 The harvest commenced on August 8th when plots of oats and barley were cut and 

 everything was in stook by the end of that month. During the whole harvest the 

 weather continued so favourable that not over one-half day was lost in cutting and 

 drawing in. Broken weather has taken place since harvest, but there has not been 

 sufficient rain to do any good to the root crop, consequently the roots and potatoes 

 on the farm were comparatively poor. 



WHEAT. 



Fortj^-eeven varieties of wheat were tested the past season. Of these, 20 were 

 sorts tried before, 8 were new varieties obtained from commercial sources and 19 

 were cross-bred wheats produced at the Central Experimental Farm. 



riELD PLOTS. 



Thirty acres of clean fallowed land were sown with Eed Fife for the purpose of 

 obtaining a large quantity of clean and pure seed for distribution. 



The soil of this field was unfortunately somewhat lighter than the average and 

 the grain suffered from the extreme heat of 6th August and though sound and good 

 for seed is not as plump as it would otherwise have been. The yield of straw and 

 grain was large, but the sample will scarcely grade No. 1. 



Six varieties, Wellmau's Fife, Eed Fern, White Fife, White Connell, Ladoga 

 and Johnstons, had two acres each allowed them. These were sown on fallow but 

 on different dates on account of wet places in the field. All suflPered from the heat 

 and in quality or quantity did not turn out as well as Eed Fife although sown in the 

 same field. 



Following will be found the results in detail. 



TESTS OF WHEAT IN FIELD PLOTS. 



Name 

 of 



Variety. 



Red Fife 



do 1^ bu. seed 

 do 2 do 



Johnston's 



Wellman'sFife. . 



Red Fern 



Ladoga 



White Fife 



White Connell .. 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Lbs. 

 61i 



62i 



62 



56i 



60 



57i 



58i 



61i 



61 



