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EXPERIMENTAL FARM* 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



this year the largest yields. This is not to be taken to mean that barley may safely 

 be sown late. Too many farmers, working on the idea that barley may be sown at 

 leisure after every thing else has been put in, have not only harvested a smaller crop 

 in average years on account of the late sowing, but have exposed the crop to fro.~t from 

 which earlier-sown barley would have been harvested and out of danger. The aver- 

 age of our results would indicate that the order in which the different grains should be 

 sown for largest yields is wheat, barley and oats. 



Variety. 



Mensury. 



Invincible. 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



66 

 63 

 73 

 81 

 91 

 101 

 103 

 60 

 63 

 61 

 79 

 81 

 85 



42 

 6 

 30 

 42 

 42 

 42 

 36 



6 



12 



3 



27 



BARLEY — QUANTITIES OF SEED TER ACRE. 



Mensury and Invincible barleys were sown on the same day and under the same 

 conditions at rates of seed per acre varying from one bushel up to three bushels per 

 acre, each plot being increased one-half bushel. Attention is called to the effect of 

 heavy seeding upon the length of time required to mature — a most important factor. 



Variety. 



Mensury 



Invincible. 



Quan- 

 tity of 



Seed. 



Bush. 



1 

 U 



2" 



'■ih 



3 



1 



14 



2 

 3" 



Date 

 Rip- 

 ened. 



Aug. 18 



.. 18 



.. 14 



.. 13 

 9 



.. 31 



ii 29 



„ 22 



ii 22 



■i 18 



No. of 

 Days 



Matur- 

 ing. 



128 

 128 

 124 

 123 

 119 

 141 

 139 

 132 

 132 

 128 



Yield per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



77 

 81 

 83 

 83 

 88 

 48 

 61 

 64 

 81 

 80 



24 

 27 



6 

 21 

 36 

 21 

 27 



3 

 12 

 30 



