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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



FALL RYE. 



Fall rye was sown on September §, 1909, and as in all other years, gave a satis- 

 factory yield. Farmers requiring early spring pasture, will find this the earliest crop 

 that can be grown. 



FLAX EXPERIMENTS. 



Six varieties of flax were sown in V20 acre plots on May 13. Just as they came 

 above ground, a severe frost killed nine-tenths of all the plants, and all were ploughed 

 up after it was certain that no recovery could be made. The varieties sown were : 

 Common, White Flowering, Yellow Seeded, Riga, Improved Russian, Dutch. 



Two acres of Dutch flax was sown on May 14. Like the smaller plots, this was 

 badly frozen, and was ploughed up. 



One acre was sown on May 23, and one-half acre on June 6. A large part of both 

 plots was pulled for exhibition purposes, and no record was kept of the yield of the 

 remainder. 



SMUT TESTS. 



Two plots (%o acre each) of smutty Huron wheat were sown, one plot being treated 

 with formalin, which clearly shows the necessity of treating for smut. 



Remarks. 



Treated, 1 lb. Formalin in 30 gals, water. Free from smut. 

 Untreated. Unsaleable 



Yield 



per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 

 5 1 40 



47 



Two plots of Mensury barley were sown,, one plot being treated the same as wheat, 

 and the other plot not treated. No smut was found in either plot. 



SOIL PACKING TESTS WITH BARLEY. 



Three plots of Mensury barley were used, one plot was packed once, another twice, 

 and the third was not packed. The land had been fallowed and no cultivation done in 

 the spring, before or after seeding. A subsurface packer was used. 



Sown. 



Ripe. 



Yield. 



1st pl»t, packed once. . . 

 2nd plot, packed twice. 

 3rd plot, not packed . . 



Bush. Lbs. 



April 27 



97 



Aug. 8 69 28 



July 30i 68 16 



7 Aug. 4 64 28 



