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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Barley, two-rowed — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety 



Sidney 



Pacer 



Nepean 



French Chevalier 



Thanet 



Victor 



Emerson 



Bolton 



California Prolific 



Prize Prolific 



Beaver 



Rigid 



Danish Chevalier. 

 Canadian Thorpe 



DuckbiU 



Newton 



Monck 



Kinver Chevalier. 



'53 



Lba. 



53 



52 



50 



48 



50 



51i 



51 



52 



47 



49 



52 



■17i 



48 



48 



48i 



49 



51 



48 



EXPERIMENTS WITH PEASE. 



For the first time in the history of the farm the crop of field pease was injured by 

 spring frost, it was noticeable, however, that only such plants as were bruised by drift- 

 ing soil showed serious injury, ten degrees of frost having very little injurious effect on 

 the unbruised plants. 



The following varieties were exposed to the full force of the north-west storms of 

 early June, and in consequence were seriously injured, hence the returns given of these 

 cannot fairly be used in comparing the productiveness of varieties — Archer, White- 

 eyed Marrowfat, White Wonder and Chancellor. 



The four most productive sorts this year were all cross-bred varieties, which have 

 been originated on the experimental farms. 



The sample of pease was much finer this year than usual, the care exercised in 

 selecting uniform seed each year has greatly improved many sorts. 



All the varieties were sown on the 17th of April, the size of the plots was -^^ acre 

 each, and the soil a clay loam, which had been summer fallowed ; a hoe drill was used 

 in seeding and from 2 to 2^ bushels of seed sown per acre. 



