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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



RESULTS OF EARLY, MEDIUM AND LATE SOWINGS. 



These experiments have all been conducted on similar land on j\ih. acre plots, the 

 plots adjoining each other. 



OATS SOWN AT DIFFERENT DATES. 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Date 

 of 



Ripening 



Banner. 



Abundance. 



Aug. 



2 



3 



9 



11 



14 



14 



1 



2 



7 



9 



12 



14 



Wo. of 

 Days 



Matur- 

 ing. 



Ill 



104 



103 



98 



94 



87 



110 



103 



101 



96 



92 



87 



Length 



of 

 Straw. 



Inches. 



44 

 44 



4G 

 38 

 36 

 38 

 44 

 48 

 46 

 34 

 46 

 36 



to 48 

 to 51 

 to 51 

 to 48 

 to 48 

 to 42 

 to 46 

 to 51 

 to 49 

 to 44 

 to 49 

 to 41 



Weight 



of 



Straw 



per acre. 



Lbs. 



3,220 

 2,350 

 2,330 

 2,350 

 2,790 

 3,050 

 3,100 

 3,720 

 3,850 

 3,350 

 3,890 

 3,190 



Yield 



of grain 



per acre. 



70 



77 

 69 

 66 

 54 

 42 

 44 

 58 

 53 

 50 

 40 

 37 



Bush. lbs. 



22 



24 



6 



24 



22 



14 



8 



8 



10 



10 



12 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



34| 



34| 



29 



29i 



24 



37 



34 



342 



33 



35 



24 



Rusted. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Badly. 



BARLEY SOWN AT DIFFERENT DATES. 



CJanadian Thorpe 



Odessa 



42 

 46 

 32 

 46 

 44 



40 

 40 

 40 

 42 

 28 

 26 



3,200 

 3,610 

 2,S.'?0 

 2,630 

 2,245 

 1,880 

 3,720 

 3,2.S0 

 2,S30 

 2,910 

 2,340 

 2,270 



35 

 46 

 35 

 36 

 19 

 21 

 40 

 53 

 41 

 36 

 31 

 27 



No rust. 

 Considerably. 

 Badly." . 

 No nist. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 



SPRING WHEAT SOWN AT DIFFERENT DATES. 



Red Fife. 



Stanley . 

 11 

 II 



H 



M 



m 



38 

 38 

 38 

 35 

 35 

 24 

 36 

 38 

 36 

 34 

 36 

 24 



1,900 

 4,120 

 3,640 

 3,370 

 2,430 

 1,6S0 

 1,200 

 3,770 

 3,2()0 

 2,6(i0 

 2,2.30 

 2,480 



Considerably. 

 Badly." 



M 



Very badly. 



Badly. 



Considerably. 

 Badly. 

 Very badly. 

 Badly. 

 Very badly. 



