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EJPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



FLAX. 



Nine varieties of fiax were tested this year. The land used is a sandy loam and 

 was summer-fallowed the previous year. The flax was sown on May 1, at the rate of 

 one-half bushel per acre. The results are as follows: — 



Test of Varieties. — Flax. 



Name of Variety. 



Date i Date j Number 

 of I of } of days 

 Sowing. Ripening, j Maturing. 



A verage 



Length of 



Plants. 



Primost 



La Plata 



Golden 



Novelty... 



N. D. R. ISfo. 52.. 

 N. D. R. No. 73.. 

 N. D. R. No. 114 



Common 



Longstem 



May 



Aug. 



11. 

 23. 

 24. 

 19. 

 16. 

 17. 

 15. 

 13. 

 16. 



102 

 114 

 115 

 110 

 103 

 108 

 106 

 104 

 107 



Inches. 



29 

 19 

 18 

 26 

 27 

 27 

 27 

 29 

 44 



Yield oi 



Seed per 



acre. 



ft 0; — ^ 

 (h c- ■- 2 



Is o 



Bu. lb. 



31 11 



31 11 



29 26 



28 27 



28 2 



27 42 



25 60 



24 26 



17 38 



Lb. 



5.5 

 55-0 

 550 

 54-5 

 5.3-0 

 55-0 

 560 

 5'3 

 540 



Novelty and Longstem are two new varieties from the Dominion Cerealist, the 

 latter is selected specially for length of stem for fibre production. 



Three- Year Averages. 



Seven of these varieties have been grown for three years with the following 

 average results: — 



Variety. 



Average days 

 Maturing. 



Aver^^ge 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



N. D. R. No. 52.. 



Primost, 



N. D. R. No. 114, 

 N. D. R. No. 73.. 



La Plata 



Golden 



Common 



Bush. Lb. 



22 

 22 

 21 

 21 

 20 

 19 

 17 



38 

 20 



46 

 44 

 4G 

 31 

 38 



N. D. R. No. 52, originated at the North Dakota Agricultural College, has given 

 the best average results, is a good variety in evei-y way and is highly recommended. 

 Primost has given very nearly as good results, and is also recoramended. 



Erakdon. 



