456 



EXPERIMENT A L FA RMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



RATES OP SEED PER ACRE (NON-IRRIGATED). 



The size of the plots used was one-twentieth acre each and they were all sown 

 May 2 on summer-fallowed land. The variety used was Mensury. 



Barley (non-irrigated) — Rates of Seed per Acre. 



WINTER BARLEY. 



A small plot of winter barley was sown "on August 25, 1909. A goo<l stand was 

 obtained in the fall but, with the exception of an occasional plant, it all winter-killed. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH PEAS. 



Thirteen varieties of peas were sown. Nine of these were mixed in the field after 

 cutting, by a severe wind storm, in spite of the fact that they had been carefully staked 

 to prevent any shifting. The remaining four plots are here reported on. The plots 

 were sown April 2, at the rate of about two or two and a half bushels per acre, depend- 

 ing on the size of the pea. The land was summer-fallowed in 1909. The plots were 

 one-sixtieth of an acre each. 



Peas (non-irrigated) — Test of Varieties. 



y, 



Name of Variety. 



Size of 

 Pea. 



1 Mackay Medium. 



2 Gregory. 



3 Paragon • n 



4 Black-eye Marrowfat. . 'Large . , 



Date 

 of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 23. 



„ 2G. 



„ 23. 



„ 24. 



Number 



of Days 



Maturing. 



112 

 115 

 112 

 113 



Average 



Length 



of Straw. 



Inch 



18 

 20 

 19 



17 



Average 



Length of 



Pod. 



Inches. 

 23 

 A 



Yield 



of Grain 



per 



Acre. 



Lbs. 



810 

 720 

 060 

 600 



Yield 



of Grain 



per 



Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



13 30 



12 .. 



11 .. 



10 .. 



WINTER RYE. 



A small plot of one-sixtieth of an acre of winter rye was sown September 10, 1909, 

 on summer-fallow. It was ripe July 14. The length of straw including head was 37 

 inches. It yielded at the rate of 19 bushels and IG pounds per acre. 



