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of the varieties reached the standard weight, Black Beauty, the best variety, 

 weighing 31 lbs. per bushel. Ten varieties were tested: Lincoln, American Ban- 

 ner, Czar of Russia, Dupauper, Black Beauty, Morgan Feller, Black Tartarian, 

 Columbus, English Wonder and 20th Century. In yield they ranged from IZVs 

 bushels and 3,020 lbs. of straw per acre for English Wonder, to 2114 bushels and 

 3,040 lbs. of straw for Black Beauty. _ 



Spring Wheat. — The showing for wheat is even poorer than for oats, owing 

 to the fact that the grain shells out most easily when handled over frequently. 

 Furthermore, the damage from the grain aphis was severest on wheat, part of the 

 plots being entirely killed out, and the straw when harvested, being short. The 

 Velvet Chaff Variety remained a conspicuous exception, the straw being of a 

 uniform height of 58 inches and the low yield being mainly due to the shelling 

 out of the grain before it could be threshed. Of the three varieties tested, namely, 

 Minnesota No. 163, Saskatchewan Fife and Velvet Chaff, the last gave best results, 

 the amount of grain secured showing a yield of 131/5 bushels per acre and of 3,280 

 lbs of straw. 



Barley. — The barleys made the best showing of any varieties of grain, with 

 the exception of the hulless varieties which shelled out as easily as wheat, and 

 the Canadian Thorpe, a two-rowed, bearded variety with weak straw. None of the 

 plots were molested by aphis to any great extent, the straw remained comparatively 

 free from rust, though the grain was light and of a grayish color. The results 

 are shown in the following table: 



Spring Rye. — One plot, 1x8 rods was planted May 15. The plot was damaged 

 by aphis nearly as much as the wheat plot, though the grain making a more 

 rapid growth was better able to withstand the ravages of the pest. It headed 

 out June 26 and was cut August 21, the straw being 55 inches long. The plot 

 yielded 84 lbs. of grain and 305 lbs. of straw, being equal to 35 bushels of grain 

 and 6,100 lbs. of straw per acre. 



Buckwheat. — A small plot, i/jx6 rods, was planted June 4, with the Japanese 

 variety. The plants were up with the true leaves just appearing when struck by 

 the frost June 12. Though some of the leaves were browned, none of the plants 

 appeared to suffer from the damage and an even stand was secured, reaching 

 a height of 42 inches when beginning to blossom July 10, and an average height 

 of 50 inches when cut September 10. While the day temperature in August 

 was high, the nights were cold, and this together with the excessive rains of both 

 July and August, caused the grain to ripen very unevenly, much of the seed was 

 lost thereby, and still more shelled out by repeated handling before threshing, 

 while a good share of the balance was harvested by blackbirds while on their 

 way going south. 



Field Peas. — All the varieties remained free from aphis and other insects. As 

 during former seasons, the plants made a very rank growth of vines and pods, 

 and together with the wet weather, the heavy masses of vines made the ripening 

 of the peas anything but successful. A new variety the Golden Vine, was tested, 

 it being claimed for it that the vines grow to an average length of 3Vj feet. All 

 the vines from the other varieties greW to the former length of 9 to 11 feet. The 

 Golden Vine, which appears to be a late variety, reached an average length of 914 

 feet. The peas are small, perfectly round, dark straw color and of good quality. 



