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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



Barley. 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. t902 



Name of Variety. 



Odessa— Selected (1899).. . . 



n Unselected 



Fulton— Selected 



ii Unselected 



Harvey — Selected 



n Unselected 



Prize Prolific -Selected 



H M Unselected 

 Sidney— Selected 



ii Unselected 



Common— Selected 



ii Unselected 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



Lbs. 



3,800 

 3,300 

 3,500 

 3,260 

 3,320 

 4,060 

 2,910 

 2,940 

 2,860 

 3,460 

 2,200 

 3,200 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



50 

 26 

 33 

 36 

 28 

 42 

 20 

 24 

 19 

 25 

 41 

 29 



32 

 16 

 12 

 36 

 24 

 30 



8 

 28 

 40 

 32 



8 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 



46 

 45 

 47 



47 



48 



48 



46 



46 



47 



47 



46^ 



46 



Summary. 



Average yield of 6 varieties, selected . . . 

 i, M unselected. 



Bush. Lbs. 



32 

 30 



16 

 32 



EXPERIMENT WITH SPELTZ. 



This grain is still attracting considerable attention throughout the province, and 

 numerous inquiries regarding it are received at the Experimental Farm. 



A noticeable feature in connection with this grain during the past wet harvest, 

 was the bright almost rust proof straw which remained quite bright in spite of the 

 several weeks exposure in the stook. A stack of this straw has been saved for the pur- 

 pose of testing its feeding value for cattle. 



On rich summer-fallowed land the Speltz straw leaned badly, but not sufficient 

 to prevent the binders from cutting all the way around the field. 



The accompanying table gives the yield of Speltz, as compared with Red Fife 

 wheat, American Beauty oats, and Mensury barley. The size of the plots was one- 

 fortieth acre. The soil was a sandy loam, summer-fallowed. 



In another part of this report will be found the particulars of the feeding value 

 of this grain for steers. 



