REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 7 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



RESULTS OBTAINED ON TRIAL PLOTS OF GRAIN ON EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



It may be interesting here to compare the crops which were realized during 1910 

 on the trial plots of grain on the Experimental Farms in the several provinces of the 

 Dominion, showing the results obtained under good treatment of the land. 



In giving these results, it should be borne in mind that they are from plots vary- 

 ing from one-tenth to one-sixtieth of an acre, and such' plots usually give greater 

 returns than are obtained in field lots. 



Central Experimental Farm. 



Per Acre. 

 # Bush. Lbs. 



Spring wheat — Average yield of 16 varieties 35 48 



Oats '• " . 21 " 68 8 



Barley, 6 row " "11 " 65 38 



Barley, 2 row " "10 " 45 47 



Experimental Station, Charlottetown, P.E.I. 



Per Acre. 

 Bush. Lbs. 



Spring wheat — Average yield of 13 varieties 39 19 



Oats " " 21 " 121 29 



Barley, 6 row " "11 " G5 38 



Barley, 2 row " "10 " 62 19 



Experimental Farm, Brandon, Man. 



Per Acre. 

 Bush. Lbs. 



Spring wheat — Average of 8 varieties 35 14 



Oats " " 16 " 83 3 



Barley, 6 row " " 10 " 43 29 



Barley, 2 row " " 9 " 52 12 



Experimental Farm, Indian Head, Sask. 



Per Acre. 

 Bush. Lbs. 



Spring wheat — Average of 7 varieties 50 14 



Oats " " 16 " 77 



Barley, 6 row " " 10 " 62 2 



Barley, 2-row " " 9 " 59 25 



Experimental Station, Lethbridge, Alta. (non-irrigated) . 



At this Station, the crops suffered very much from drought. 



Per Acre. 

 Bush. Lbs. 



Winter wheat — Average of 9 varieties 11 3 



Spring wheat " " 12 " 11 



Oats " " 16 " 21 13 



Barley, 6 row " " 10 " 9 12 



Barley, 2 row " " 9 " 10 13 



On the irrigated part of the land, where water was applied, the yields were larger, 

 but the irrigated land this year had not all the advantages it should have had, for the 



