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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH PEASE. 



These plots were sown on sandy loam, this land had been cleared and cropped 

 for a number of years before the Experimental Farm was established and had got very 

 weedy with sorrel, and in this soil and climate that is a very diflS^cult weed to get rid of. 

 The pease also suffered from mildew to a considerable extent. The size of the plots 

 was one-twentieth of an acre each, and all were sown on the 1st of May. 



Pease — Test of Varieties, 



Name of Variety. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



King 



Bright 



Archer 



Nelson 



Vincent 



Arthur 



Canadian Beauty ... 



Prince Albert 



Creeper 



Bedford 



Prussian Blue 



Kent 



White Marrowfat .... 



Early Briton 



Macoun 



Victoria 



Duke 



White Wonder . 



Elephant Blue 



Chancellor 



Carleton 



Perth 



Oddfellow 



Bruce 



Paragon 



Mummy 



Harrison's Glory 



Alma 



Golden Vine 



Prince 



Trilby 



New Potter 



Centennial 



Mackay 



Black Eye Marrowfat 



Multiplier 



Daniel O'Rourke 



Pride 



Agnes 



Crown 



Aug. 16. 



„ 25. 



„ 14. 



.. 25. 



„ 16. 



I, 24. 



M 23. 



,- 23. 



,. 13. 



.. 24. 



„ 23. 



.. 23. 



M 25. 



„ 14. 



,. 23. 



„ 10. 



M 24. 



„ 14. 



,. 25. 



H 25. 



n 24. 



•. 16. 



H 25. 



n 23. 



.. 16. 



.. 14. 



,. 14. 



.■ 25. 



., 14. 



.. 23 



M 25. 



•. 14. 



n 23. 



„ 23. 



M 23. 



M 23. 



„ 12. 



.. 13. 



,- 14. 



,- 16. 





Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Weight 



of 

 Straw. 



o 

 Eh 



1 



1 



2 



2 



2 



2 



3 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



1 



2 



2 



2 



1 



2 



2 



2. 



1 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2 



1 



2 



2 



2 



2 



1 



1 



1 



1,600 



1,500 



1,300 



1,600 



1,000 



1.800 



300 



1,400 



980 



700 



600 



900 



1,800 



1,000 



1,400 



400 



1,600 



900 



900 



900 



300 



1,500 



800 



500 



700 



600 



900 



700 



300 



100 



400 



1,800 



1,900 



1,300 



500 



500 



1,700 



1,600 



1,700 



Length 



of 



Pod. 



Size of 

 Pea. 



Inches. 



to 3 



to 2i 



2\ to 3 

 2 to 2\ 

 2A to 3 

 l| to 



2 

 3 



to 2i 

 to 3| 

 to 2 



Large . . 

 Mediima 



Large . . 

 Medium 

 Large . 

 SmaU . 



II 

 Large . 

 Medium 

 Large . 



Small . 

 Large . 

 Medium 



Sinail '. 

 Mediimi 

 Large . 



Large . 

 Medium 



Small . . 

 II . . 



Large . . 

 Medium 

 Large . . 

 Medium 

 Large . . 



Small '. '. 



II 

 Large . . 



SmaU ; ; 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



J5 



31 20 



30 20 



29 40 



29 20 



28 40 



28 20 



27 20 



26 .. 



25 20 



25 20 



24 40 



24 40 



24 40 



24 20 



24 .. 



24 .. 



23 40 



23 40 



23 20 



23 20 



23 .. 



23 .. 



23 .. 



22 40 



22 40 



22 .. 



21 40 



20 20 



20 20 



20 .. 



20 .. 



19 40 



17 40 



17 40 



16 40 



16 20 



16 20 



16 20 



14 40 



13 20 



