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EXPERIMENT IL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V. A. 1917 



FIELD PEAS. 



Five varieties were tested: Artliur, English Grey, Goldeu Vi 

 Solo. The highest yielder was Solo, tried here this season for the 

 1,800 pounds of grain per acre and matured in ninety-two days. 

 Golden Vine which ripened a day earlier and gave 1,779 pounds 

 The average of five years places Arthur at the top with 1,966 pounds 

 just a day later than Golden Vine which gave 1,778 pounds per acre, 

 mended to farmers of Central Quebec, as it does very well here, 

 for the five varieties tried in 1915 was 1,629 pounds of grain per 

 age number of days to come to maturity was ninety-five. 



The following tables give details about results of 1915 and also 

 tested during three years or more: — 



ne, Prussian Blue, 



first time; it gave 



The earliest was 



of grain per acre. 



per acre and it was 



. Arthur is recom- 

 The average yield 



acre and the aver- 

 about all varieties 



Field Peas, 1911-15. 



"C 



Name of variety. 



1 



Arthur 



English Grey 

 Golden Vine . 

 Prussian Blue 



Number 

 of years 



under 



test. 



Average 

 number 

 of days 

 maturing. 



99 



102 



98 



102 



Average 

 yield of 

 grain 

 per acre. 



Lb. 



1,966 



1,832 

 1,778 

 1,464 



Average 

 yield of 



grain 

 per acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



32 46 



30 32 

 29 38 

 24 24 



Years under 



test. 



1911-13-14-15 



1911-13-14-15 

 1911-13-14^15 

 1911-13-14-15 



RemEirks. 



Destroyed by 

 aphis in 1912. 



BARLEY 



Five varieties were tested (the figure 2 follows the names of the two-rowed and 6 

 that of the six-rowed): Early Chevalier (2), Gold (2), Manchurian (6), O.A.C. 21 (6), 

 Success (6). The highest yielder was Manchurian, which gave 1,942 pounds per acre 

 and ripened its grain in eighty-one days. The earliest, as usual, was Success, which 

 came to maturity in seventy-seven days with a yield of 1,743 pounds per acre. Man- 

 churian, to the present, seems the best adapted to this district and is recommended to 

 farmers. 



Cap Eouge. 



