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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V. f A. 1914 



FIELD LOTS OF OATS. 



The following field lots of oats were grown in 1912: — 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 



Five varieties of six-row and five varieties of two-row barley were grown on 

 spring ploughed alfalfa sod. They were sown on April 18, in plots one-sixtieth of 

 an acre each. One irrigation waa given on June 5. 



Six -row Barley. — Test of Varieties (irrigated). 



Name of Variety. 



1 1 Claude 



2! Odessa .. 



3 Manchurian . . 



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Date 



of 

 Sowing , 



Apr. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 



ing 



18 Aug. 



18 



18 



18 



18 



Yield 

 per 



Acre. 



Weight 



per 



measured 



bushel 



after 



cleaning. 



Bush. Lb. 



81 30 



80 26 



78 43 



76 42 



61 42 



Lb. 



50 5 



54 



51 



49 



535 



Averag.3 



Yield 

 for 5 yrs. 



Bush. Lb. 



65 37 



56 12 



*59 43 



*75 15 



53 38 



Two-row Barley. — Test of Varieties (irrigated). 



Swedish Chevalier 



Invincible 



Hannchen 



Clifford 



Early Chevalier. . 



* Yield for two years only, 

 t Average for five years. 



77 24 



69 18 



66 42 



55 18 



52 39 



555 



55 



48 



54 



51 



For 4 yrs • 



f66 12 



52 29 



40 7 



