DIVISION OF CEREALS 



439 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM, BRANDON, MAN. 



W. C. McKILLICAN, B.S.A., SUPERINTENDENT. 

 SPRING WHEAT. 



Four named varieties of spring wheat were tested in uniform test plots of one- 

 fortieth acre each. The seed was sown on May 7, at the rate of 1J bushels per acre. 

 The land was sandy loam and was well summer-fallowed the previous year. The 

 extreme drought in June injured the grain, particularly Prelude, on account of it 

 being headed out at this time. Wet weather, later in the season, made a poor sample 



of grain. 



Spring Wheat. — Test of Varieties. 



Marquis 



Red Fife 



Garton's No. 46. 

 Prelude 



Weight 



per 



measured 



bushel 



after 



cleaning. 



Lb. 



60 

 57 

 60 

 61 



FIVE-YEAR AVERAGES. 



Two of these varieties, Marquis and Red Fife, have been grown for five years. 

 For Manitoba conditions, these varieties are recommended. 

 The following are the average results for five years: — 



Variety. 



Marquis. 

 Red Fife. 



Average 



Stiffness of 



Straw. 



Stiff. 

 Stiff. 



Average 



No. of days 



Maturing. 



106 

 112 



Average 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



43 

 40 



42 

 12 



NEW VARIETIES. ' 



In addition to the named varieties, ten new varieties, recently produced by the 

 Dominion Cerealist, were tested, under numbers. These varieties were tested under 

 the same conditions as the other four. They suffered badly in the June drought and 

 sent out many late shoots in the subsequent wet weather. This year's results do not 

 indicate that any of these will be serious rivals of Marquis or Red Fife for Manitoba 

 use. 



