38 



EXPERIMENTAL FARHJS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 Decrease in the Vitality of Grain with Age. 



FIRST EXPERIMENT. 



Year. 



1S98. 



1S99. 

 1900. 

 1901. 

 1S02. 



1903. 



1904. 



1898 



•{ 



Highest Vitality. 

 Variety. 



Wheats. 



Red Fife, I.H.... 

 Preston, C.E.F... 

 Preston, C.E.F... 

 Red Fern, C.E.F. 

 Red Fern, C.E.F. 



Red Fern, C.E.F. 



None 



Oats. 



1899.. 

 1900.. 



1901 1 



1902. . 

 1903.. 

 1904.. 



1898.. 



1899.. 



19C0. 



1901.. 



1902.. 



1903.. 



1904.. 



1898.. 

 1899.. 

 1*100. . 

 1901.. 

 1902.. 



1903 { 



1904 ( 



Prize CI 

 Scottish 

 Banner, 

 Banner, 

 Banner, 

 Banner, 

 Banner, 

 Banner, 

 Banner, 



uster. . . 

 Chief. . 

 I.H... 

 C.E.F. 

 I.H... 

 C.EF. 

 C.E.F. 

 C.E.F. 

 C.E.F. 



Barley. 



Mensury . 

 Mensury . 

 Mensury . 

 Mensury . 

 Mensury 

 Mensury . 

 Mensury . 



Peas. 



Daniel 

 White 

 Daniel 

 Daniel 

 Daniel 

 Daniel 

 White 

 Daniel 

 White 



O'Rourke. . 

 Marrowfat. 

 O'Rourke . . 

 O'Rourke . . 

 O'Rourke 

 O'Rourke . . 

 Marrowfat. 

 O Rourke . . 

 Marrowfat 



p. c 



91 

 89 

 84 

 54 

 38 



17- 



94 



87 



■1 



75 

 45 

 29 



100 

 98 

 97 

 Gl 

 39 

 15 

 2 



98 

 98 

 93 

 70 

 76 



1) 



Lowest Vitality. 

 Variety. 



Red Fern, C.E.F. 

 Red Fern, C.E.F... 

 Red Fern, C.E.F . 

 Red Fife, T.H 



Red Fife, I.H 



Red Fife, I.H 



Preston, C.E.F. .. 

 None 



Banner, I.H... 



Scottish Chief. 

 Scottish Chief 



Scottish Chief. 



Scottish Chief. 

 Scottish Chief 

 Scottish Chief. 



Canadian 

 Canadian 

 Canadian 

 Canadian 

 Canadian 

 Canadian 

 Canadian 



Thorpe 



Thorpe. 



Thorpe. 



Thorpe . 



Thorpe. 



Thorpe. 



Thorpe . 



White Marrowfat. 

 Daniel O'Rourke.. 

 White Marrowfat. 

 White Marrowfat. 

 White Marrowfat. 



p. c. 



62 

 75 

 73 

 19 

 3 



loo 



81 



92 

 69 



56 



18 



4 

 7 



94 

 84 

 60 

 11 

 (0 

 00 

 00 



90 



92 

 78 

 58 

 52 



Average. 



p. c. 



3000 

 S2 33 

 77 33 

 37-33 

 15- uO 



5 66 



90 



93 



78 



67 



54 



29 

 15 



25 



00 

 25 



00 



00 

 05 

 00 



97 

 91 

 78 

 36 

 19 



00 

 ■00 

 05 

 00 

 05 

 7 05 

 1 00 



94 00 



95 00 

 SS00 

 6400 

 04 00 



e oo 



6 00 



