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At Brandon the largest yield of ensilage corn sow^n at different distances 

 apart. 23 tons and 200 lbs., was produced by Selected Learning, grown with 30 

 in. between the rows. The next best yield, 22 tons and 1,540 lbs., was produced 

 by this same variety with 24 in., the smallest distance between the rows. 

 Turnips, mangels, carrots and sugar beets were sown May 22 and June 5. 

 Among 12 varieties of turnips. Perfection Swede led with 34 tons and 904 lbs. 

 per acre in the early sown series, and :Mammoth Clyde with 27 tons and 1,176 

 lbs. in the later sown series. Prize Mammoth Long Red gave the best yield for 

 both early and late sowings of mangels, the yield being 27 tons and 1,704 lbs. 

 and 23 tons and 1,520 lbs. per acre, respectively. Of 6 varieties of carrots, Im- 

 proved Short White stood first with 24 tons and 400 lbs. per acre for the early 

 sown, and Ontario Champion stood first with 19 tons and 60 lbs. for the second 

 sowing. The best yield for the first sowing of sugar beets was produced by 

 ^Yanzleben and amounted to IS tons and 1.224 lbs. per acre. The best yield for 

 the late sowing was by Vilmorin Improved. 17 tons and 320 lbs. Wanzleben 

 led in sugar content with 17.86 per cent of sugar in the juice while Vilmorin 

 Improved ranked first in purity with a coefficient of S5.6. 



At the Saskatchewan Experiment Farm, Indian Head, among field plats of 

 spring wheat Huron grown on a field of 2* acres led in yield per acre with 32 

 bu. and 37 lbs. Red Fife on a 25-acre field produced IS bu. per acre. The 

 average yield of wheat on land which had produced a crop of peas the preced- 

 ing year was larger than that of the varieties grown on fallow. The average 

 yield of the fallow land was 22 bu. and 57 lbs. per acre. The results of a 

 5-year comparison showed that Huron ranked first with a yield of 39 bu. and 

 24 lbs., and was the earliest of 5 varieties compared, requiring 130.2 days to 

 mature it and being 12.2 days earlier than Red Fife. Of S varieties of oats 

 grown in field plats, Thousand Dollar was the most productive, yielding 95 bu. 

 per acre. The average yield for these sorts was 79 bu. and 16 lbs. Field plats 

 of oats were compared for 5 years and these tests show that Banner ranked 

 first in average yield per acre with 94 bu. and IS lbs., and ticking 119.2 days to 

 mature. The earliest variety in this test, Tartar King, ripened only 2.4 days 

 earlier. Four varieties of 6-rowed barley in field lots ranged in -yield from 48 

 bu. and 6 lbs. to 59 bu. and 22 lbs., the leading variety being Mansfield, while 4 

 varieties of 2-rowed barley ranged from 36 bu. and 32 lbs. to 48 bu., the leading 

 variety being Canadian Thorpe. The average yield of 8 varieties was 48 bu. 

 and 36 lbs. per acre. In a 5-year comparison of these same varieties, Claude 

 ranked first with an average yield of 59 bu. and 35 lbs., being followed by 

 Odessa with 58 bu. and 4 lbs., Mansfield 56 bu. and 31 lbs., and Meusury 53 bu. 

 and 21 lbs. 



Of 21 varieties of ensilage corn grown in rows and in hills Angel of ^Midnight 

 stood first in both cases, yielding 13 tons and 1,170 lbs. in I'ows, and 11 tons and 

 550 lbs. in hills. The best yield in the distance test of this station was secured 

 with Longfellow which yielded 14 tons and 1,010 lbs. per acre in rows 21 in. 

 apart. The next best yield, 14 tons and 866 lbs. per acre, was secured with 

 Selected Leaming in rows 35 in. apart. 



Turnips and mangels at Indian Head were sown on May 27 and June 3 and 

 carrots and sugar beets on May 22 and June 3. Hartley Bronze turnip jjro- 

 duced 31 tons and S32 pounds per acre, leading among the early sown plats, and 

 Mammoth Clyde produced 23 tons -and 1,520 lbs., the highest yield secured 

 from late planting. Of 10 varieties of mangels sown early. Giant Yellow Inter- 

 mediate ranked first with a yield of 19 tons and 412 lbs., and of the same 

 varieties sown late Half Sugar White stood first with a yield of 19 tons and 

 3,204 lbs. The best yield for early sown carrots was 13 tons and 268 lbs., being 

 produced by Improved Short White, while on the series of plats sown June 3, 



