DIVISION OF CEREALS 



447 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



FALL WHEAT. 



Alberta Red fall wheat was sown on September 16, 1911, on fallowed land. It 

 was ripe on August 21, and gave a yield of 33 bushels and 20 pounds per acre. 



Three varieties received from D. H. Ross, Canadian Commissioner, Melbourne, 

 Australia, were also sown on the same date, but were entirely winter or spring 

 killed. 



OATS. 



Twelve varieties of oats were sown on fallowed land at the rate of two bushels 

 of seed per acre. All gave very large yields. A second growth came up in all 

 varieties; grain was badly lodged. 



Oats. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Abundance, " Re- 

 generated " 



Bauner 



Danish Island 



Daubeney 



Eighty Day 



Cold Ram 



Ligowo, Swedish . 



Siberian 



Swedish Select 



Thousand Dollar 



Twentieth Century. . . 

 Victory 



May 1. 



93 



s3 bo 



Q.S 



u 



O -5 



. =3 



O? 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Straw, 

 includ- 

 ing 

 Head. 



116 

 120 

 114 

 105 

 105 

 114 

 116 

 114 

 113 

 113 

 114 

 114 



Inches. 



50 

 50 

 51 

 42 

 39 

 59 

 50 

 55 

 51 

 49 

 50 

 50 



gi3 El 



02 



10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Head. 



Inches. 



8-5 



9 



8 



8 



6 



9 



8 



S'5 



9 



8 



7-5 



8 



Yield 



of 



Grain 



per 



Acre. 



Lb. 



4,352 

 5,312 

 5,C52 

 4,052 

 4,192 

 4,692 

 4,512 

 5,152 

 4,952 

 5,080 

 3.950 

 5,520 



Weight 



per 



Measured 



bushel 



after 



Cleaning. 



Lb. 



34 

 35 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 38 

 37 

 !<5 

 36 

 35 

 36 

 35 



