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duced, however, only 10 lbs. less of {jraiii than the plat treated with mineral 

 l)hosphate and nitrate of soda. The results of the variety test show that the 

 yields this year of 59 varieties ranged from 27 bu. 2 lbs. to 74 bu. 24 lbs. per 

 acre. The leading varieties mentioned in the order of decreasing yield were 

 Gold Rain, Thonsand Dollar, Fichtel Monntain, Irish Victor, and Joanette, all 

 yielding over 70 bu. Nine of the varieties grown were produced at the Cen- 

 tral experimental farm. Sixty-day stands first in earliness, ripening in 1906 

 in SI days from the time of sowing. Tartar King, Welcome, and Daubeney are 

 not quite so early but generally more productive. 



Of 37 varieties compared at Nappan, 1.3 produced 50 bu. or more, and the lead- 

 ing variety, Goldtinder, gave a yield of 63 bu. 18 lbs., being the only one yield- 

 ing over 60 bu. 



On the Manitoba farm at Brandon, the 40 varieties tested ranged in yield 

 from 69 bu. 14 lbs. to 116 bu. 16 lbs. Fifteen varieties yielded 100 bu. or more 

 I)er acre. Following American Beauty, which stood first. Banner produced 114 

 bu. 4 lbs.. Improved American 110 bu. 20 lbs., Mennonite 110 bn. 20 lbs., Tar- 

 tar King 110 bu., and White Giant 110 bu. per acre. The heaviest variety, 

 Virginia White, weighed 41^ lbs. per measnred bushel after cleaning. It was 

 observed in another test that oats grown after peas gave better yields than 

 when grown after various other crops. 



On the Saskatchewan farm, where 39 varieties were tested, the range in 

 yield was from 78 bu. 8 lbs. to 128 bu. 28 lbs. Banner was the leading variety, 

 and following this Bavarian gave a yield of 124 bu. 4 lbs. and Imi)roved Ligowo 

 122 bu. 32 lbs. per acre. The yield per acre of 27 varieties was 100 bu. or over. 

 Among a number of varieties grown in field plats Banner also stood first, yield- 

 ing 87 bu. 21 lbs. per acre on a field of 11 i acres. In a 4-year compai"ison on 

 field plats Banner lieads the list with 99 bu. 32 lbs. 



At Agassiz, B. C, 37 varieties of oats were grown on test plats. The lead- 

 ing varieties and their yields per acre were as follows: Olive Black 72 bu. 32 

 lbs., Lincoln 72 bu. 12 lbs., Goldfinder 71 bu. 26 lbs., A^irginia White 71 bu. 26 

 lbs.. Black Beauty 71 bu. 16 lbs., and American Beauty 70 bu. 20 lbs. 



Barley. — In average yield for 18 years in the fertilizer experiments with 

 barley the barnyard manni'e plats ranked first and were practically equally 

 productive, the yields being 37 bu. 38 lbs. for the well-rotted manure plat and 

 37 bn. 47 lbs. for the fresh manure plat. For the year 1906 the fresh manure 

 plat stood first with 53 bu. 16 lbs., followed by the plat receiving mineral phos- 

 phate, nitrate of soda, and unleached wood ashes with 51 bu. 2 lbs. The well- 

 rotted manure plat yielded 49 bu. 18 lbs. in 1906, while the check plat yielded 

 28 bn. 16 lbs. this season and had an average production of 15 bu. 38 lbs. for 

 the 18 years. 



At Ottawa, 27 varieties of 6-rowed and 28 varieties of 2-rowed barley were 

 conipiired. Among the 6-rowed varieties Albert stood first with 77 bu. 4 lbs.. 

 Black Japan second with 72 bu. 44 lbs., and Mandscheuri third with 70 bu. per 

 acre, while among the 2-rowed sorts Ilannchen ranked first with 75 bu., Stand- 

 well second with 67 bu. 44 lbs., and Erfurt White third with 66 bu. 32 lbs. 

 .Mensury, Odessa, Nugent, Trooper, and Blue Long Head are considered the 

 most productive varieties of 6-rowed barley tested for several years, while 

 Mensury and Odessa are also among the earliest sorts. The varieties men- 

 tioned as most productive among the 2-rowed sorts are French Chevalier, 

 Danish Chevalier, Canadian Thorpe, Princess Sva]()f, and Standwell. Beaver 

 and Jarvis are the earliest sorts, ripening 2 or 3 days before French Chevalier. 

 Winter barley wns killed out. 



On the Manitoba farm at lirandon, is O-rowed varieties and 14 2-r()wed 

 varieties were compared. The leading 6-rowed varieties were Blue Long Head, 



