130 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOKD. 



KM) lbs. of nitrate of soda, and 100 lbs. of muriate of potash per acre, one-half 

 ;il)plied before sowing and one-half when the wheat was 2 or 3 in. high gave bet- 

 ter results than any other applications vised. The soil used for the experiment 

 was a light lo:un, cropped for many years without fertilizers of any kind. 



Wheat grown after peas gave better results than where grown after roots, 

 wheat, corn, or flax. The yields in this same test were also in favor of the 

 use of the shoe drill as compared with the disk drill, and of sowing 1^ in. deep 

 as compai'ed with 8 in. deep. Five varieties of wheat grown in fields varying 

 from 5 to 11 acres in size ranged in yield from 30 bu. 20 lbs. to 48 bu. 12 lbs. 

 A 10-acre field of Preston stood at the head of the list and a G-acre field of the 

 same variety at the foot. Selectied and unseleeted seed of different varieties 

 were compared at this farm and in each case the yields were in favor of the 

 selected seed. 



At Indian Head, where 34 varieties of spring wheat were grown, the yields 

 varied from 16 bu. 40 lbs. to 4G bu. per acre, the leading varieties being Min- 

 nesota No. 1G3, Huron, Haynes Blue Stem, White Fife. McKendry Fife, Bisho]), 

 and Wellman Fife, all yielding about 43 bu. per acre. Of 10 varieties grown 

 in field lots a .5-acre field of Huron ranked first with a yield of 47 bu. 12 lbs., 

 and a 10-acre field of Preston gave a yield of 4G bu. 54 lbs. per acre. The 

 average per acre for all varieties in this test was 40 bu. 3 lbs. In a fertilizer 

 test 200 lbs. of muriate of potash per acre, sown before the grain and harrowed 

 in, gave the best results. The 4 varieties of durum wheats grown produced the 

 following yields: Goose 54 \m. 40 llis.. Yellow Gharuovka 52 bu., Mahmoudi 51 

 bu. 20 lbs., Roumanian 45 bu. 40 lbs. per acre. 



At Agassiz, B. C, an attack of the midge nearly destroyed the wheat crop 

 and the 28 varieties of spring wheat gave yields ranging from only 5 bu. 20 lbs. 

 to IG bu. per acre, and the yields of 4 varieties of durum wheats from 8 to 12 

 bu. per acre. Abundance ranked first with a yield of .33 bu. 20 lbs. per acre 

 among G varieties of winter wlieat. Choice Club was badly winterkilled. 



Spelt and emnier. — At the Central Experimental Farm 10 varieties of spelt 

 and emmer ranged in yield from 1,380 to 2,400 lbs. of grain per acre. Most 

 varieties rusted but slightly. White spelt and Thick emmer are reported as 

 considerably rusted. Long emmer and Single emmer are to be rejected on , 

 account of their extreme lateness in ripening. At Nappan Red spelt and Com- 

 mon ennuer gave about eciual yields of grain, but Red spelt i)roduced 50 per 

 cent more straw than Common emmer. The yields of these crops at the other 

 farms are reported without connnent. 



Oats. — At the Central Experimental Farm 07 varieties of oats were grown 

 this season, including 7 varieties originated at the farm. Banner, White Giant, 

 and Uberfluss, yielding 84 bu. 4 lbs., 84 bu. 4 lbs., and 80 bu., respectively, stood 

 at the head of the list. Banner, White Giant, Lincoln, and Virginia White 

 Abundance have been most satisfactory during the past 5 years among the 

 white varieties; Uberflus and Holsteiu Prolific among the mixed sorts; Men- 

 nonite and Columbus among tlie pure yellow oats, and Black Beauty among the 

 black varieties. 



At Nappan 39 varieties of oats were under trial. The yields ranged from 

 45 bu. 30 lbs. to 92 bu. 32 lbs. per acre. Improved Ligowo and Mennonite 

 ranked first with yields of over 90 bu. 



Of 41 varieties of oats grown at Brandon, Golden Giant. Improved American, 

 and Goldfinder were the most productive sorts. The yields of all the varieties 

 at this farm ranged from 82 bu. 12 lbs. to i:!5 bu. 10 lbs. i)er acre. At this 

 farm oats on summer fallow yielded 115 bu. 30 lbs. ; after corn, lOG bu. 16 lbs. ; 

 and after roots, 71 bu. 0.06 lb. per acre. 



