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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



SPRING WHEAT. 



One hundred and ninety-two varieties and selected strains of spring wheat were 

 sown in the regular one-sixtieth acre trial plots at Ottawa. The wheat was sown from 

 the 24th to the 29th of April, the seed being used at the rate of about one and one-half 

 bushels to the acre. Cutting commenced on the 2&th of Jtily, a few days later than 

 usual. Prelude was the first variety cut. 



Owing to the unfavourable nature of the season, very irregular results were 

 obtained, the extreme yields being 63-5 bushels and 9 bushels per acre. 



Those sorts which have a letter or an Ottawa number after the name are new var- 

 ieties or selections produced by the Dominion Cerealist. 



Spring Wheat. 



Name of Variety. 



o 

 6 



8 

 o 



10 

 11 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15j 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 2.5 



Date 



of 

 Si .wing . 



Bobs, reselected 



Early Red Fife, Ottawa 16.. 



Goose 



Early Russian, Ottawa 40... 



Chelsea, Ottawa 10 



White Russian C 



White Russian D 



Bishop, Ottawa 8 



Yellow Cross Beardless A. . . 



White Fife, Ottawa 11 



Red FernC 



Yellow Cross Beardless B... 



Red Fife, Ottawa 17 



Huron, Ottawa 3 



Hungarian White B 



Huguenot A 



Huguenot B 



Pioneer, -Ottawa 195 



Onega A 



Persian Red 



Hungarian White D 



Kubanka B 



Marquis, Ottawa 15 



Prelude, Ottawa 135 



Kubanka A 



April 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 



Aug. 2. 

 9. 

 5.- 

 5. 

 4. 

 9. 

 9. 

 2. 

 5. 

 9. 

 6. 

 5. 

 9. 

 10. 

 9. 

 5. 

 5. 

 2. 

 1. 

 1. 

 9. 

 17. 

 8. 



24iJuly 28. 

 24 Aug. 17. 



u_3 



< O 



100 

 107 

 103 

 103 

 102 

 107 

 107 

 100 

 103 

 107 

 104 

 103 

 107 

 104 

 107 

 103 

 103 

 100 

 99 

 99 

 107 

 115 

 106 

 95 

 115 



Inches 

 46 

 48 

 46 

 46 

 50 

 48 

 4S 

 42 

 50 

 48 

 50 

 50 

 48 

 49 

 48 

 46 

 46 

 44 

 40 

 42 

 48 

 42 

 40 

 36 

 42 



Weight 

 per mea- 

 sured 

 bushel 

 after 

 cleaning 



Lb. 

 64-8 

 (12 -2 

 05 

 620 

 58-5 

 610 

 58-9 

 00-5 

 61-6 

 61-6 

 61 1 

 59-7 

 60-4 

 57-5 

 610 

 59-3 

 57-8 

 630 

 560 

 61 8 

 60-3 

 590 

 56-7 

 64-4 

 60-5 



RECOMMENDED VARIETIES OF SPRING WHEAT. 



For Ontario and Quelec—HuTon, very productive, early ripening, bearded, giving 

 fiour of fair baking strength. Marquis and Early Eed Fife, early ripening, beardless, 

 giving flour of very high baking strength. Red Eife and White Eife rather late in 

 ripening, beardless, giving flour of very high strength. The extremely early ripening 

 variety Prelude will be useful in some northern localities. It is an excellent variety 

 but should not be expected to give a very large yield. It is not adapted for dry 

 districts. 



For the Maritime Provinces.— Hed Eife and White Eife are very good. If early 

 sorts are required, Huron and Marquis are recommended. White Russian is popular. 

 It gives a large yield, but is of poor quality for bread-making. 



Ottawa. 



