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EM'ERl MENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM, BRANDON, MAN. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT— W. C. McKILLICAN, B.S.A. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN CORN. 



Ten varieties of field corn were grown in uniform test rows, 66 feet long and 

 42 inches apart. They were sown on May 30, in black loam, that had been summer- 

 fallowed the previous year. The following results were obtained : — ' 



Indian Corn for Ensilage. — Test of Varieties. 



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2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Name of Variety. 



Compton's Early 



Early Eight-Rowed Canada 



Free Press 



Gehu 



Improved White Squaw. . . . 



Longfellow 



Minnesota King 



North Dakota White 



Northwestern Dent 



Quebec Yellow 



Average . 



Date 

 of 



Cutting. 



Sept. 



18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 

 18. 



Average 

 Height. 



8' \r 



8' 5' 



5' 11" 



5' 3" 



3' 4" 



7' 7" 



7' 9" 



8' 8* 



7' 10" 



7' 



Condition when 

 Cut. 



Silk 



Silk 



Firm Dough 



Dough 



Ripe 



Silk 



Early Milk. 



Silk 



Early -Milk. 

 Late Milk . . 



Weight per 



Acre 



Grown in Hills. 



Tons. Lb. 



25 

 26 

 17 

 19 

 7 

 20 

 17 

 23 

 20 

 25 



20 



1,800 

 400 

 200 



1,000 

 200 

 400 



1,200 



1,400 



400 



00 



560 



Quebec Yellow, a new variety originated by Professor L. S. Klinck, of Macdonald 

 College, Que., seems very well suited to Manitoba conditions. It combines a good 

 yield with earliness. It is not as yet available commercially, but deserves the attention 

 of our seed merchants. 



Northwestern Dent continues to combine earliness and a reasonably good yield. 

 Compton's Early and Early Eight-rowed Canada excell in yield but are rather late for 

 Manitoba conditions, especially for the making of ensilage. 



FIVE YEAR AVERAGES. 



Three of the above varieties have been grown for five years, and one other for 

 three years. The following are the average results obtained: — 



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Compton's Early. . . . 



Longfellow 



Northwestern Dent. 

 Queb&- Yellow 



Variety. 



Average Stage 



of Development 



when Cut. 



Silk 



Silk 



Late milk- 

 Dough . . . 



-Early dough. 



Average Yield 

 per Acre. 



Tons. 



20 

 19 

 15 

 17 



Lb. 



812 

 1,780 



850 

 1,608 



