520 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM 8 



1-2 EDWARD VI!., A. 1902 



Barley, Six-rowed. — Results of using different quantities of seed per acre on plots 

 of one-fortieth acre each. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SPRIXG WHEAT 



Seventy-one varieties of spring wheat "were tested this year on plots of one- 

 fortieth of an acre each. The soil was a sandy loam, which was in clover the previous 

 year. It was fall ploughed and thoroughly prepared in spring with a spading-harrow 

 and srnoothing-harrow. Most of the plots were sown with seed from heads selected 

 from the plots the previous harvest. Eleven plots were sown alongside with screened 

 seed saved from the produce of the plots when harvested without selection. 



All the plots got a dressing of superphosphate of lime at the rate of one hundred 

 pounds per acre, applied broadcast, when the plants were well above ground. 



Six plots were sown with one variety of seed, to test the results of using different 

 quantities of seed per acre. All were sown the same day and in every way the condi- 

 tions were the same. The two plots with the heaviest seeding ripened a little sooner 

 but in both cases the straw was weak and lodged. 



Spring Wheat. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Roumanian April 16. 



Ebert 16. 



Blair .. 16. 



Stanley n 16. 



Countess ii 16. 



Hastings ■■ 22. 



Chester | .. 22. 



Cartier J ., 22. 



Australian No. 9 h 22. 



Essex .. 22. 



Crawford ■ 16. 



Captor ii 16. 



Minnesota No. 169 .. ■■ 16. 



Aloha . . M 16. 



Australian No. 23 .. 22. 



Early Riga i 22. 



Dufferin ■ 22. 



Australian No. 19 .. 22. 



Laurel ■■ 16. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Stiff, 



Medium 



Stiff.... 



Medium 



Stiff . 



Mediun 



Stiff., 



Mediun 



Stiff. 







to 



a 



o 



Kind 



of 

 Head. 



In. 



3 [Bearded 

 2 J Beardless 



3*1 •■ • 



3 I Bearded . 



2h Beardless 



3* 



35 



3 



3 



4 



3 



3 



3 



4 



5 



3 



° I 



3 

 3 



Bearded. 

 Beardless 



Bearded . 

 Beardless 



Bearded . 

 Beardless 



O S-, 

 .60 



'3 



Lbs. 



7,220 



6,410 



7,410 



7,00. 



6,360 



0,600 



7,520 



6,S00 



6,720 



7,000 



0,480 



6,800 



7,000 



6,520 



6,200 



5,810 



6,600 



6,600 



5,920 



Bush. Lbs. 



52 .. 



51 30 



51 10 



50 40 



50 40 



50 .. 



49 20 



4 4 40 



48 40 



47 20 



47 20 



47 .. 



46 40 



46 40 



46 30 



46 20 



46 10 



45 20 



45 20 



ID 

 f. 



~_ - 



Lbs 



60$ 

 60| 



61 

 601 



60 

 61 



01* 



61* 

 60 

 60 l 



or 



G0 a 

 60* 



012 

 60 

 GO 

 60 



