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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH SPRING WHEAT. 



Twelve varieties of spring wheat were sown on May 12 or 13, in uniform test plots . 

 of one one-hundredth acre each. The land was a sandy loam on which potatoes had 

 grown the year previous — 1909. No manure or fertilizer was applied for this crop 

 after possession of the property was obtained. 



The land was well worked though not ploughed in the spring (1910). The seed 

 was obtained from the Central Experimental Farm, with the exception of White Rus- 

 sian and Colorado Bearded, and sown at the rate of about one bushel and three pecks 

 per acre. A mixture of six pounds common red clover, three pounds alsike elover 

 and one pound white Dutch clover was sown per acre. 



The land was full of weeds, which required a large amount of attention to keep 

 them under control. The spudding of thistles formed a soil-mulch which was no 

 doubt of value to the growing crop. Neither rust nor lodging occurred on any of the 

 plots. 



One variety of Durum wheat (Goose), the seed of which was obtained in Char- 

 lottetown, was sown May 13, under the same conditions as the other varieties referred 

 to above. 



Spring Wheat — Test of Varieties. 



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1 

 2 



J 



5 

 6 

 7, 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 

 12 



Name of Variety. 



Chelsea 



Huron 



Marquis 



Preston 



Pringle's Champlain . 



Red Fife 



Bobs 



Stanley 



Bishop 



White Russian 



White Fife 



Colorado 



Durum Wheat (Goose) 



Weight 



per 



Measured 



Bushel 



after 



Cleaning 1 . 



Lbs. 



62 

 62 

 63 

 61 

 61 

 63 

 62 

 62 

 59 

 62 

 63 

 62 



