REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Spring Wheat — Average and Total Yields. 



An average of 39 bushels, 15 lbs. per acre. 



Spring Wheat — Four Years' Comparison of Field Lots. 



The average yield per acre and time taken to mature of five varieties of wheat, 

 grown in field lots under similar conditions for the past four years, are given below. 



Fall wheat was sown on the 7th of September, 1909, and came up six to eight 

 inches high before winter set in. It was alive at the roots, but quite dead above ground 

 when the frost left the soil in the spring. 



Night frosts and thaws during the day killed all by the 1st of May, except one low 

 spot where the frost remained in the ground later than the rest of the land. The 

 variety used was Alberta Red, formerly called Turkey Red. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH OATS. 



On account of sowing the oats, both in field and in uniform plots, too early, all 

 suffered from frost and winds. 



The uniform plots were entirely killed after coming up, by winds exposing the 

 roots, and frost then killing the grain. AH the varieties were resown, but too late to 

 give reliable results. 



