FIELD CROPS. 735 



Within the past 18 years winter barley has been completely killed out on three 

 occasions, while during some of the other winters it was partially killed. 



In comparing the average results of varieties of oats, the percentage of hull 

 as affecting the quality of the grain was taken into account. It is pointed out 

 that Early Dawson oats, having an average weight of 37.55 lbs. per measured 

 bushel in a 6-year test is not as valuable as the Daubeney variety which had a 

 weight of only 34.29 lbs. per measured bushel, but which had nearly 10 per cent 

 less hull. Observations made on the stooling of oats for 3 j-ears indicated a 

 variation in the average number of stools from 7 in Storm King and Tartar 

 King to 18 in Joanette, Burt, and Regenerated Abundance. American Banner 

 and Siberian occupied an intermediate position. It is stated that in general 

 heavy stooling varieties appear to adapt themselves better to conditions than 

 varieties which stool very little. 



Experiments with potatoes led to the conclusion that good-sized tubers of 

 good shape should be selected for seed and that the sets should vary in size 

 from 1 to 2 oz. and have from 2 to 4 eyes each. The yields from level and from 

 hilled cultivation have shown practically no difference in experiments over a 

 series of 10 years. In wet seasons, hilled cultivation and in dry seasons level 

 cultivation gave the best results. In experiments with Bordeaux mixture in 

 combating potato blight, the best results were obtained from spraying 3 times 

 on top and underneath the vines. This treatment gave larger yields per acre 

 than when the potatoes were sprayed from 5 to 6 times on top of the vines. 



During the past 6 years, Japanese Panicle millet. Japanese Barnyard grass, 

 and Hungarian grass were sown at intervals of about 2 weeks beginning May 15 

 and ending August 1. The highest average yield for the 3 varieties, 8.28 tons 

 of greou crop per acre, was obtained from the seeding made June 1. 



The average results for the past 11 years with a number of miscellaneous 

 leguminous crops grown for green fodder show that hairy vetch ranked first in 

 green fodder production per acre with a yield of 7.1 tons, being followed by 

 Grass peas. Early Yellow soy beans, and Wonderful cowpeas with 6.8, 6.5, and 

 4.9 tons per acre respectively. In numerous experiments with red clover, it was 

 found that land, after growing this crop, was more easily piowefl and was in a 

 more friable condition than land on which timothy, meadow fescue, or orchard 

 grass had been grown. Tests made with alfalfa resulted in an average yield of 

 20.41 tons of green crop and 4.9 tons of hay per acre for a period of 14 years, 

 Canadian Variegated alfalfa has proven very hardy and is considered worthy 

 of special attention in the Province of Ontario. 



Good results were secured from a pasture mixture consi-sting of 51 lbs. of 

 oats, 30 lbs. of Early Amber sugar cane and 7 lbs. of red clover per acre. This 

 mixture was used for a temporary pasture of 1 year's duration. For permanent 

 pasture 4 lbs. of orchard grass, 4 lbs. of meadow fescue, 3 lbs. of tall oat grass, 

 2 lbs. of meadow foxtail, 2 lbs. of timothy, 2 lbs.- of alfalfa, 2 lbs. of alsike 

 clover, and 2 lbs. of white or Dutch clover per aci*e are recommended in the 

 light of experience for more than 20 years' work in testing different varieties 

 of grasses and clovers for this purpos*. 



