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The results reported l\v the experinieutal farm at Lacombe, Alberta, include 

 average yields of spring wheat, oats, barley, turnips, mangels, carrots, and sugar 

 beets for only 2 years, and the yields of peas, corn, and potatoes for only 1 year. 

 The leading varieties and their yields were as follows : Bishop spring wheat, 

 oS bu. ; Pioneer oats, 110 bu. 25 lbs. ; iNIansfield six-rowed barley. 65 bu. 30 lbs. ; 

 Invincible two-rowed barley, 47 bu. !) lbs. ; English Grey peas, 16 bu. ; Long- 

 fellow ensilage corn, 11 tons, SSO lbs.; Hartley Brouze turnijjs. 2S tons, 760 lbs.; 

 Ciiant Yellow Intermediati- mangels. 27 tons. 00 lbs.; Improved Short White 

 carrots. 22 tons. 1.028 lbs.; French Very Rich sugar beets. 14 tons, 1,920 lbs.; 

 and Ashieaf Kidney ijotato, 266 bu. 25 lbs. 



The most productive varieties and their average yields for 5 years at the 

 experimental farm at Agassiz were as follows : Stanley spring wheat, 30 bu. 10 

 lbs. ; Abundance oats, 76 bu. 12 lbs. ; Mansury six-rowed barley, 51 bu. 20 lbs. ; 

 Standwell two-rowed barley, 50 bu. 28 lbs. ; Early Britain peas, 46 bu. 2 lbs. ; 

 Pride of the North ensilage corn, 18 tons, 1,290 lbs.; Carter Elephant turnips. 

 24 tons. 437 lb.s. ; Yellow Intermediate mangels. 20 tons. 1.674 lbs. ; Giant White 

 ^ osges carrots. 28 tons. 1.275 lbs.; Vilmorin Improved sugar beets, 17 tons, 

 9tT4 lbs.; and Lnt(> Puritan potato. .5:^.2 bu. .50 lbs. 



Results of conipetitions in standing' field crops, .J. L. Wilson (Aun. Rpt. 

 Agr. Kuc. Ontario. t!KiS. Api)., pp. 3-21). — The results of growing the more im- 

 portant field crops in competition as a means for promoting the production of a 

 high-class quality of seed, grain, and roots are reported in tabular form. In 

 1908 each society was limited to the selection of one crop to be grown in com- 

 petition. The minimum size of plat for grain crops was 5 acres and for beans 

 and potatoes 1 acre. The total number of individual competitors in the various 

 crops was 6.50. divided as follows: Oats. 510; corn. 41; barley. 33; goose wheat, 

 25; pea beans. 22; and potatoes, 19. The acreage entered, in round figures, was 

 6.000 acres. 



[Experimental work with field crops in Trinidad], J. H. Hart (Bot. Dept. 

 Trinidad Ann. Rpt. 1908. pp. 13, 14). — Brief notes are given on the culture of 

 tobacco, sugar cane, Manila hemp, and ramie. Sunfiower cotton, an American 

 variety, seems more suited to Trinidad conditions than Sea Island cotton, 

 suffering less from fungus disease and insect attacks. The yield of lint during 

 an unfavora])le season was at the rate of 160 lbs. per acre. 



[Experiments with oats and barley], I{. B. Greig {Aberdeen and No. of 

 ficot. Col. Agr. Bui. 11, pp. 15). — In a variety test with oats the following 

 average returns per acre from 10 plats were secured: Thousand Dollar 72.25 

 bu.. Banner 69 bu., Abundance 66 bu., Potato 61.50 bu., and Universal 56.75 bu. 

 Potato gave the most .straw. Thousand Dollar on the whole showed a smaller 

 proportion of light grain than the other varieties, and Banner and Potato the 

 largest pro])ortlon. Potato, which required 180 days for growth, was nearly 2 

 weeks later than Universal (167 days), a week later than Thousand Dollar and 

 Abundance, and 2 days later than Banner. 



In another series of tests, large seed produced .50.5 bu. of large grain. 360 lbs. 

 of light grain, and 44 cwt. of straw, and small seed .52.125 bu. of large grain, 520 

 lbs. of light grain, and 41 cwt. of straw per acre. 



The results of over 80 milling tests of oats indicated the following classifica- 

 tion of the varieties tested with reference to their milling value, if the season is 

 good and, conditions similar: First class, Sandwich; second class, Sandy, Scots 

 Birlie, Abundance, Newmarket, and Thousand Dollar; third class. Banner, 

 Siberian, and Potato; fourth class, Tartar King and Storm King. 



In a test of 8 varieties of barley, Danish Archer ranked first in productiveness 

 with a yield of 43 bu. of total grain, 47 lbs. of light grain, a weight of 54.5 lbs. 

 per bushel, and a straw yield of 23.75 cwt. per acre. 



