DIVISIOy-OF CEREALS 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The latest date of cutting was September 22, 1915. 



The highest yield was obtained in 1914, from White Fife, which yielded 44 bushels 

 15 pounds. Bishop gave the lowest yield in 1913, namely, 20 bushels. 



Though the above test shows that, taking one year with another, White Fife and 

 Huron gave the highest average, it may be well to state that they did not always top 

 the list. It was found that the varieties varied in position from year to year. This 

 shows the importance of exercising all possible care in conducting such experiments, 

 and the advisability of withholding judgment in regard to relative yields until the 

 results of many years can be comj^ared and averaged. 



EXPERBIENTS WITH BARLEY. 



A test with twelve varieties of barley was conducted in duplicate plots of one- 

 fortieth of an acre each, six of two-row and six of six-row. The grain was sown at the 

 rate of 2 bushels per acre on June 2. The land received the same treatment as did 

 that for wheat. Weather conditions were more unfavourable for barley during the 

 early stage of growth than for wheat, but it made very satisfactory growth later on 

 and filled a little better than did the wheat, though slightly discoloured. 



The following results were obtained: 



Barley. — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



1 French Chevalier (2-row).. 



2 Gold (2-row) 



3 Invincible (2-row) 



4 Swedish Chevalier (2-row) 



5 Oderbruch (6-row) 



6 0. A. C. No. 21 (6 row).. . . 

 Canadian Thorpe (2-row). . 

 Odessa ((>-row) 



91 Nugent (6-row 



10 

 11 

 12 



Beaver (2-row) , 



Stella (6-row) 



Manchurian (6-row). 



Date 



of 

 sowing. 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Juno 



Ji 



,^02*0 



103 

 101 

 105 

 103 



96 

 104 

 103 



96 

 104 

 105 

 106 

 104 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 head. 



Inches. 

 40 

 30 

 30 

 50 

 2-5 

 30 

 30 

 2-5 

 2-7 

 3-5 

 2-5 

 30 



Yield of 



Grain 



per 



acre. 



Lb. 

 2,340 

 2,2.35 

 2,220 

 2,130 

 2,070 

 1,980 

 1,950 

 1,935 

 1,905 

 1,845 

 1,845 

 1 , 6-50 



Yield of 



Grain 



per 



acre. 



Bu. 



48 



46 



46 



44 



43 



41 



41 



40 



39 



38 



38 



34 



Lb. 



36 



27 



12 



18 



6 

 12 



2 

 15 

 33 

 21 

 21 

 18 



Weight 



per 

 measur- 

 ed 

 bushel 

 after 

 cleaning 



Lb. 

 50 

 50-0 

 500 

 49 

 48 

 460 

 480 

 48-5 

 49-0 

 500 

 490 

 470 



The average yield of all the barley plots was 59 bushels 2 pounds per acre. 



The average yield of all plots of six-rowed barley was 39 bushels 25 poimds, which 

 is about 6 bushels less than for the previous year. 



The average yield of all plots of two-row barley was 44 bushels 8 pounds. This 

 was about 8 bushels 6 pounds less than the yield for the previous year. It may be of 

 interest to note that the two-row varieties gave the higher average yields both iu 

 1914 and 1915 by 6 bushels 42 pounds and 4 bushels 31 pounds, respectively. 



Nappan. 



