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2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



reason that the water was not available until some time in June, owing to the ditches 

 being under repair, and, as the spring was exceedingly dry, an earlier watering of these 

 crops would have been very beneficial. 



Experimental Station, Lethbridge, Alta. (irrigated). 



Per Acre. 

 Bush. Lbs. 



Spring wheat— Average of 4 varieties 25 52 



Oats " " 5 " 71 10 



Barley, 6 row " " 4 " 33 30 



Barley, 2 row " " 2 « 48 26 



The season of 1910 was so very exceptional in respect of drought that it is not to 

 be wondered at that the crops were small. No such season has Icon experienced in the 

 memory of the oldest inhabitants in that part of Alberta, and it is hoped it may not 

 occur again in our time. Still, the average of eleven bushels per acre on ' dry farming ' 

 land is not bad, considering the averages that were got in those drier states which 

 border on Canada where most of the yields were less. 



Experimental Station, Lacombe, Alta. 



At the Experimental Station at Lacombe, there were unusually large returns this 

 year. Those of spring wheat are most remarkable, but are strictly accurate. 



Spring wheat — Average of 10 varieties 



Oats " " 17 " 



Barley, G row " " 10 " 



Barley, 2 row " " 9 " 



Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C. 



Per acre. 

 Bu-Oi. Lbs. 



Spring wheat — Average of 9 varieties 26 51 



Oats ^ " "17 " 72 23 



Barley, 6 row " "10 " 39 2 



Barley, 2 row " " 9 " 43 14 



The details herewith submitted show that the average returns from the plots of 

 grain on the several Experimental Farms are a long way in advance of the average yields 

 obtained by the farmers of the several provinces. There is no doubt that these latter 

 will materially increase as the farmers gain a better knowledge of successful crop- 

 growing. 



YIELDS OF PRINCIPAL GRAIN CROPS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEARS 1909 AND 1910. 



The following table gives some of the details of the yields of the principal grain 

 crops in tbe United States for the seasons of 1910 and 1909, taken from the 'Crop 

 Reporter,' the official organ of the United States' Department of Agriculture. The 

 average yield per acre of the entire wheat crop of that country is given, also that of 

 several of the States individually, namely, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas. 

 Minnesota and Nebraska, where the yields, owing to somewhat similar climatic con- 

 ditions, are to a certain extent comparable with those of the Canadian Northwest. 



