18 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD V.I., A. 1902 



In the foregoing list there are a number of new varieties including four new sorts 

 from Prof. W. U. Hays, Agriculturist of the Minnesota Experiment Station. These 

 have been sent out under numbers. There are also some additional varieties from 

 Australia under numbers. From the United States Department of Agriculture the 

 following have been received :— Nos. 5642, 5644, 5639, 5645, 5646, 5643, 5799 and 2599. 



There are also included in this list fifty-four cross-bred sorts which have been 

 originated at the experimental farms. The names of these are Admiral, Advance, 

 Alpha, Angus, Beauty, Benton, Bishop, Blair, Blenheim, Boyle, Byron, Captor, Car- 

 tier, Cassel, Chester, Clyde, Countess, Crawford, Crown, Dawn, Dawson, Dayton, Duf- 

 fer in, Early Riga, Ebert, Essex, Florence, Fraser, Grant, Harold, Hastings, Huron, 

 Kingsford, Lakefield, Laurel, Mason, Morley, Newdale, Nixon, Norval, Orleans, Percy, 

 Plumper, Powell, Preston, Progress, Prospect, Redpath, Robson, Spence, Stanley, 

 Tracey, Weldon and Vernon. 



The origin and parentage of all these, excepting thirteen, will be found in the 

 annual reports for 1896-7-8 and 1900. 



The thirteen now added are the following: — 



No. 46. Dayton, bearded. Prince, female; Hard Red Calcutta, male. 



No. 47. Grant, beardless. Alpha, female; Gehun, male. 



No. 48. Kingsford, beardless. Red Fife, female ; Gehun, male. 



No. 49. Lakefield, beardless. Campbell's White Chaff, female; Ladoga, male. 



No. 50. Morley, boardless. Red Fife, female; No. 1 Club Bombay, male. 



No. 51. Newdale, beardless. Gehun, female; Campbell's White Chaff, male. 



No. 52. Nixon, beardless. Onega, female; Red Fife, male. 



No. 53. Orleans, beardless. Red Fife, female; Campbell's White Chaff, male. 



No. 54. Prospect, beardless. Rideau, female; Red Fife, male. 



No. 55. Robson, beardless. White Fife, female; Hard Red Calcutta, male. 



No. 56. Redpath, beardless. Red Fife, female; Campbell's White Chaff, male. 



No. 57. Spence, bearded. Alpha, female; Hard Red Calcutta, male. 



No. 58. Tracey, beardless. Silver Chaff, female; Anglo-Canadian, male. 



Of these results in cross-fertilizing two are bearded varieties and eleven are beard- 

 less. Four of these were originated at the Central Experimental Farm by the Direc- 

 tor, Nos. 49 and 58 in 1890, and Nos. 48 and 51 in 1892. One by Dr. C. E. Saunders 

 in 1896, No. 54; three by Mr. W. T. Macoun in 1892, Nos. 46, 52 and 57, and one by 

 Mr. J. L. McMurray in 1890, No. 50. Four were originated by Dr. A. P. Saunders in 

 1892, two of them, Nos. 53 and 55 at the Experimental Farm at Brandon, Manitoba; 

 one, No. 56, at the farm at Indian Head, N.W.T., and one, No. 47, at the farm at 

 Agassiz, British Columbia. 



SELECT LIST OF VARIETIES OF SPRING WHEAT. 



In this list is given the average yield per acre obtained during the past three tc 

 seven years from the most productive varieties of spring wheat grown at all the expe- 

 rimental farms, with the length of time they have been under test. Only those are 

 included which have been three years or longer under trial. The bearded and beard- 

 less sorts are also marked. Further particulars regarding these select lists will be 

 found under ' Select list of oats.' 



