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came up 14th May ; and was ripe 4th August. The time to mature was 92 days. Yield 

 per acre, 41 bushels 11 pounds; weight per bushel, 35 pounds. Length of head, 9 to 11 

 inches; branching; length of straw, 38 to 46 inches. Made a strong and even growth, 

 but there were a few spots lodged. There was some smut, and the leaves and stems 

 were badly rusted. 



Columbus. — 1 acre. This also was adjoining the Early Gothland, and the character 

 of the land and the treatment were the same; sown 4th May ; 1£ bushel per acre ; 

 came up 14th May ; and was ripe 7th August. The time to mature was 95 days. 

 Yield per acre, 36 bushels 8 pounds ; weight per bushel, 30 pounds ; length of head, 9 to 11 

 inches, branching ; length of straw, 40 to 47 inches. Made a strong and even growth, 

 but some spots were lodged. There was some smut, and the leaves and stems were 

 badly rusted. 



Flying Scotchman. — 1 acre. This was sown near the Early Gothland ; the soil was 

 similar, and the preparation and treatment of the land the same. Sown 4th May ; 1| 

 bushel per acre ; came up 14th May ; and was ripe 30th July. The time to mature was 

 87 days. Yield per acre, 35 bushels 22 pounds ; weight per bushel, 38 pounds. Length of 

 head, 7 to 10 inches, branching; length of straw, 38 to 42 inches. Made a medium and 

 even growth ; all standing well. There was some smut, and the leaves and stems were 

 badly rusted. 



White Schonen. — 1 acre. The soil and its treatment and preparation were the 

 same as for Early Gothland. Sown 4th May; 1| bushel per acre; came up 14tb 

 May ; and was ripe 7th August. The time to mature was 95 days. Yield per acre, 

 38 bushels 23 pounds ; weight per bushel, 33;^ pounds. Length of head, 8 to 9 inches, 

 branching ; length of straw, 38 to 44 inches. Made a medium but even growth ; aU 

 standing well. There was some smut, and the leaves and stems were badly rusted. 



Early Golden Prolific. — 1 acre. The soil was part sandy loam and part peaty. 

 The land was manured in the spring of 1896 with about 12 tons of barn-yard manure 

 per acre. It was ploughed late in the autumn of 1896 from 7 to 8 inches deep, and in 

 the following spring it was disc-harrowed twice and harrowed twice with the smoothing 

 harrow before sowing. The previous crop -was Indian corn. Sown 4th May; 1| 

 bushel per acre; came up 14th May; and was ripe 7th August. The time to mature 

 was 95 days. Yield per acre, 37 bushels 6 pounds; weight per bushel, 31 pounds. Length 

 of head, 7 to 9 inches, branching ; length of straw, 33 to 41 inches. Growth medium 

 and even ; all standing well. There was some smut, and the leaves and stems were 

 considerably rusted. 



Early Archangel. — 1 acre. The soil was similar and the preparation and treatment 

 the same as for the Early Golden Prolific. Sown 4th May; 1^ bushel per acre; came 

 up 14th May; and was ripe 2nd August. The time to mature was 90 days. Yield 

 per acre, 34 bushels 23 pounds ; weight per bushel, 33^ pounds. Length of head, 7 to 9 

 inches, branching ; length of straw, 38 to 44 inches. Medium to strong growth ; all 

 standing weU excepting in one spot, which was lodged. There was some smut, and the 

 leaves and stems were badly rusted. 



Hazletis Seizure. — 1 acre. The soil was sandy loam of a poor quality ; its prepara^ 

 tion and treatment the same as for the Early Golden Prolific. Sown 4th May; If 

 bushel per acre; came up 14th May; and was ripe 6th August. The time to mature 

 was 94 days. Yield per acre, 26 bushels 26 pounds ; weight per bushel, 30 pounds. Length 

 of head, 9 to 11 inches, branching; length of straw, 38 to 46 inches. Growth 

 medium ; all standing well. There was some smut, and the leaves and stems were very 

 badly rusted. 



Mennonite. — 1 acre. The soil was sandy loam of a poor quality ; its preparation 

 and treatment the same as for the Early Golden Prolific. Sown 4th May; If bushel 

 per acre; came up 14th May; and was ripe 3rd August. The time to mature was 91 



